StaffaDavid and Charles, 1975 - 201 Seiten |
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... side of the entrance is formed by columns of rock bent into a formation resembling a clamshell or the ribs of a wooden ship . The op- posite ( north ) side is formed by the projecting ends of columns and appears like a giant honeycomb ...
... side of the entrance is formed by columns of rock bent into a formation resembling a clamshell or the ribs of a wooden ship . The op- posite ( north ) side is formed by the projecting ends of columns and appears like a giant honeycomb ...
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... side facing Staffa is as sheer as if cut with a knife , which shows to perfec- tion the beautiful packed formation of these truncated columns . The channel between the Herdsman and Staffa is about ten feet deep at mean tide , and the ...
... side facing Staffa is as sheer as if cut with a knife , which shows to perfec- tion the beautiful packed formation of these truncated columns . The channel between the Herdsman and Staffa is about ten feet deep at mean tide , and the ...
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... side more than the east ; the photo- graph has the horizon line level . Here is Sir Joseph Banks's description of the cave : The mind can hardly form an idea more magnificent than such a place , supported on each side by ranges of ...
... side more than the east ; the photo- graph has the horizon line level . Here is Sir Joseph Banks's description of the cave : The mind can hardly form an idea more magnificent than such a place , supported on each side by ranges of ...
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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