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Excerpt from Cape Verde Islands
The sea round Madeira is very deep, and the shores as a rule are steep, with the exception of occasional small beaches. The north coast has a peculiarly bold and precipitous line of cliffs with a sheer drop of nearly ft., but the loftiest cliff of all, Cape Girao, is on the south coast. Funchal Bay, at the head of which is the port of Funchal, is about 5 miles wide, but pene trates the island very little. Camara de Lobos, farther west, affords an excellent harbour for fishing boats. At the east end of the island is the promontory of San Lourenco, a narrow, irregular, rocky peninsula about a mile long; a dangerous channel, about two hundred yards wide, parts it from Fora Island.
There are no considerable rivers in the island, but a large number of small streams run north and south from the principal mountain range, some Of which, like the Metade, ?ow through precipitous gorges of extreme beauty. They are liable to ?ood.
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The sea round Madeira is very deep, and the shores as a rule are steep, with the exception of occasional small beaches. The north coast has a peculiarly bold and precipitous line of cliffs with a sheer drop of nearly ft., but the loftiest cliff of all, Cape Girao, is on the south coast. Funchal Bay, at the head of which is the port of Funchal, is about 5 miles wide, but pene trates the island very little. Camara de Lobos, farther west, affords an excellent harbour for fishing boats. At the east end of the island is the promontory of San Lourenco, a narrow, irregular, rocky peninsula about a mile long; a dangerous channel, about two hundred yards wide, parts it from Fora Island.
There are no considerable rivers in the island, but a large number of small streams run north and south from the principal mountain range, some Of which, like the Metade, ?ow through precipitous gorges of extreme beauty. They are liable to ?ood.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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ISBN - 9780266174899
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 51
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Great Britain; Foreign Office; Historical Section
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ISBN - 9781332109142
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm
Page Count - 53
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