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... period , about 300 million years ago , and he gave reasons for these colossal land move- ments . Wegener believed that before the Carboniferous period the present continents of the earth formed one vast land mass and that it gradually ...
... period , about 300 million years ago , and he gave reasons for these colossal land move- ments . Wegener believed that before the Carboniferous period the present continents of the earth formed one vast land mass and that it gradually ...
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... Period — that is , the earliest part of the Tertiary Era . When writing the first edition of this book I mentioned this estimate given by the Geological Survey , but the late Professor J. W. Gregory , who kindly read over and checked my ...
... Period — that is , the earliest part of the Tertiary Era . When writing the first edition of this book I mentioned this estimate given by the Geological Survey , but the late Professor J. W. Gregory , who kindly read over and checked my ...
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... Period when the Antrim to Green- land volcanic activity and lava floods commenced was at first estimated from fossil plant - beds found near the base of the volcanic pile at Ardtun , and the Geological Survey Memoir for Mull gives the ...
... Period when the Antrim to Green- land volcanic activity and lava floods commenced was at first estimated from fossil plant - beds found near the base of the volcanic pile at Ardtun , and the Geological Survey Memoir for Mull gives the ...
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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