StaffaDavid and Charles, 1975 - 201 Seiten |
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... activity and out- pour of lavas extended from what is now north - east Ireland to what is now Greenland . The remnants of those lavas now occupy a large part of Antrim , and in disconnected areas extend through the Inner Hebrides and ...
... activity and out- pour of lavas extended from what is now north - east Ireland to what is now Greenland . The remnants of those lavas now occupy a large part of Antrim , and in disconnected areas extend through the Inner Hebrides and ...
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... activity has not yet ceased the continental rift , or rupture , is visible . Readers who wish to pursue this very interesting subject should consult , The Origin of Continents and Oceans , by Professor Alfred Wegener . English ...
... activity has not yet ceased the continental rift , or rupture , is visible . Readers who wish to pursue this very interesting subject should consult , The Origin of Continents and Oceans , by Professor Alfred Wegener . English ...
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... activity was much less violent , the principal feature being a great outpour of basaltic lava which spread over the surrounding landscape for many miles in all directions . That lava flow was probably about fifty feet thick and in a ...
... activity was much less violent , the principal feature being a great outpour of basaltic lava which spread over the surrounding landscape for many miles in all directions . That lava flow was probably about fifty feet thick and in a ...
Inhalt
INTRODUCTORY | 1 |
DISCOVERY OF STAFFA BY SIR JOSEPH BANKS | 11 |
EARLY TRANSPORT TO STAFFA AND THE ISLANDS | 23 |
Urheberrecht | |
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appears arch Ardtun Atlantic Banks's basalt beautiful believed bird Boat Cave boatmen cavern centre Clamshell Cave cliffs coast Colonnade colour columnar rock columns cormorant dark described description of Staffa Dr Johnson earth's Edinburgh edition entrance evidence famous Faujas feet Fingal's Cave formation formed Gaelic Gaels geologists Giant's Causeway Glasgow Gometra Gunna Mor Hebrides height Herdsman Inchkenneth including Staffa inhabitants Iona Ireland Island of Staffa lava flows Loch MacCulloch MacKinnon's Cave MacQuarrie mention miles natural neighbouring islanders Oban ocean Ossian owing paddle steamer pillars poem published puffins Ranald MacDonald region ruins sailed says scene Scotland sea level seen Sir Joseph Banks Skerryvore south-west Staffa and Iona steamboat steamer stones storm surface Tertiary tide Tobermory Torloisk Tour Treshnish Isles tuff Ulva estate visit to Staffa visited Staffa visitors volcanic volcanic activity Watteville waves weather West Highlands Western Isles wind wonderful
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