StaffaDavid and Charles, 1975 - 201 Seiten |
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... owing , probably , to decrease in the pressure of the reservoir of magma , or molten material , beneath . During the subsidences of these calderas , the magma welled up the circular fractures round the subsiding blocks and that process ...
... owing , probably , to decrease in the pressure of the reservoir of magma , or molten material , beneath . During the subsidences of these calderas , the magma welled up the circular fractures round the subsiding blocks and that process ...
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... owing to the melting of the ice . Judging from Scottish evidence elsewhere , Staffa's maximum elevation was probably higher than it is at the present day . Fingal's Cave is believed to have been formed by the pound- ing waves attacking ...
... owing to the melting of the ice . Judging from Scottish evidence elsewhere , Staffa's maximum elevation was probably higher than it is at the present day . Fingal's Cave is believed to have been formed by the pound- ing waves attacking ...
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... owing to their shape , which is blunt at one end and sharp at the other , they merely rotate on their axis when moved , but observation and experiment indicate that this belief is very doubtful as they often roll off or are knocked off ...
... owing to their shape , which is blunt at one end and sharp at the other , they merely rotate on their axis when moved , but observation and experiment indicate that this belief is very doubtful as they often roll off or are knocked off ...
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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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