Hawaii: the Past, Present, and Future of Its Island-kingdom: An Historical Account of the Sandwich Islands (Polynesia)Longmans, Green, and Company, 1866 - 523 pagina's |
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... miles , the whole super- ficial contents of the group ; and it possesses also the highest elevation ; the two mountains Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa being of nearly equal altitude , viz . 14,000 feet . On the side of the latter mountain is ...
... miles , the whole super- ficial contents of the group ; and it possesses also the highest elevation ; the two mountains Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa being of nearly equal altitude , viz . 14,000 feet . On the side of the latter mountain is ...
Pagina 9
... miles of forest have to be passed through . The great harbour of the group is Honolulu , situated on the south side of Oahu . It is formed by an inden- tation of the coast , protected by a broad coral reef . The channel through the reef ...
... miles of forest have to be passed through . The great harbour of the group is Honolulu , situated on the south side of Oahu . It is formed by an inden- tation of the coast , protected by a broad coral reef . The channel through the reef ...
Pagina 10
... miles westward , at Ewa , on the same island , is an inland basin , in which the entire commerce of the Pacific might lie ; but this great harbour is almost useless , from there being only twelve feet water on the bar at low tide . The ...
... miles westward , at Ewa , on the same island , is an inland basin , in which the entire commerce of the Pacific might lie ; but this great harbour is almost useless , from there being only twelve feet water on the bar at low tide . The ...
Pagina 12
... miles and a half , one of them capped with perpetual snow , which contrasts with the deep blue of the tropical sky above , and with the darkness of the lava forming the sides of the mountains . A rude and irregular outline of high lands ...
... miles and a half , one of them capped with perpetual snow , which contrasts with the deep blue of the tropical sky above , and with the darkness of the lava forming the sides of the mountains . A rude and irregular outline of high lands ...
Pagina 13
... sions exceed those of any crater known , being nine miles in diameter , and 2000 feet in depth . Extinct volcanoes are very common . They are of every age , size , and shape ; at some places crowning the summits of lofty.
... sions exceed those of any crater known , being nine miles in diameter , and 2000 feet in depth . Extinct volcanoes are very common . They are of every age , size , and shape ; at some places crowning the summits of lofty.
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