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General Report of the Geological Survey of Newfoundland; Executed Under the Direction of the Government and Legislature of the Colony During the Years 1839 and 1840 - Softcover
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843. Excerpt: ... 17 Sketch Of The Physical Geography Of Newfoundland. The general character of the island of Newfoundland is that of a rugged, and, for the most part, a barren country. Hills and valleys continually succeed each other; the former never rising into mountains, and the latter rarely expanding into plains. The hills are of various characters, forming sometimes long flat-topped ridges, and being occasionally round and isolated, having sharp peaks or craggy precipices: the valleys, also, vary from gently sloping depressions, to rugged and abrupt ravines; and the sea-cliffs are for the most part, bold and lofty, with deep water close at their foot. Great boulders, or loose rocks scattered over the country, increase the general roughness of its appearance and character. This uneven surface is covered by three different kinds of vegetation, forming districts, to which the names of "woods," "marshes," and "barrens," are respectively assigned. & The woods occupy indifferently the sides or even the summits of the hills, and the valleys, and lower lands. They are most commonly found, however, clothing the sides of hills, or the slopes of valleys, or wherever there is natural drainage for the surplus water; and perhaps for this reason they occur in greatest abundance in the neighbourhood of the seacoast, or round the lakes and rivers, if the soil and other circumstances be equally favourable. The trees consist, for the most part, of fir, spruce, birch, pine, and juniper, or larch; and in certain districts the wych-hazel, the mountain ash, the alder, the aspen, and some others, are also found. The character of the timber varies greatly, according to the nature of the subsoil and the situation. In some parts, more especially where the woods have been undisturbed by the a...
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