Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 293
t by this theory relieved from the difficulty of answer-ing the question, upon what are these massive structures based ?since it is well known that the reef-building corals cannot live atany very considerable depth, though indeed, other species havebeen found at a depth of 60 fathoms. Below we give… … being one of the smallest size. The immensity of the ocean, thefury of the breakers, contrasted with the lowness of the land,and the smothness of the bright green water within the lagooncan hardly be imagined without having been seen. The second great class of reefs are the Barrier-reefs, these…
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