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... SARK . - Position and dimensions . — Adjacent islands . — Coast scenery . -Le Tas.- The Pot . - D'Ixcart Bay and Valley .-- Creux du Derrible . - Creux Harbour.- Baker's Valley . - Grève de la Ville and Chapelle Mauve . - Boutiques ...
... SARK . - Position and dimensions . — Adjacent islands . — Coast scenery . -Le Tas.- The Pot . - D'Ixcart Bay and Valley .-- Creux du Derrible . - Creux Harbour.- Baker's Valley . - Grève de la Ville and Chapelle Mauve . - Boutiques ...
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... Sark .-- Its capture and re - capture . - Settlement from Jersey .-- History of the islands since the peace of 1814 395 . CHAPTER XVIII . ANTIQUITIES AND ABCHROLOGY . The islands originally Iberio or Keltio . - Druidic monuments ...
... Sark .-- Its capture and re - capture . - Settlement from Jersey .-- History of the islands since the peace of 1814 395 . CHAPTER XVIII . ANTIQUITIES AND ABCHROLOGY . The islands originally Iberio or Keltio . - Druidic monuments ...
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... Sark and Alderney measures • 571 C. STATISTICS . ( 1. ) Population of the islands and towns.- Large proportion of females in the towns . ( 2. ) Number of Houses in the islands . ( 3. ) Value of life at different ages and in different ...
... Sark and Alderney measures • 571 C. STATISTICS . ( 1. ) Population of the islands and towns.- Large proportion of females in the towns . ( 2. ) Number of Houses in the islands . ( 3. ) Value of life at different ages and in different ...
Contents
CHAPTER II | 18 |
THE ISLAND AND COAST OF GUBBNBBY | 36 |
CHAPTER IV | 61 |
The Little Russel HBBM Coast soenery Creux Land slips | 69 |
CHAPTER V | 91 |
Geographical position of Alderney Its form dimensions and elova | 96 |
Plateau des Minquiers The Maitresse le Les Faucheurs Les | 122 |
CHAPTER VII | 132 |
CHAPTER XV | 353 |
CHAPTER XVI | 373 |
CHAPTER XVII | 395 |
CHAPTER XVIII | 408 |
CHAPTER XIX | 431 |
Published accounts Soil and subsoil Nature of subsoil Com | 459 |
CHAPTER XXI | 483 |
CHAPTER XXII | 501 |
Botany of the islands References Trees and shrubs Absence | 164 |
CHAPTER IX | 200 |
CHAPTER X | 247 |
Modern causes of change Earthquakes Raised beaches Sub | 276 |
Imperfection of the natural history listo Value of an insular flora | 298 |
PART THE THIRD | 309 |
CHAPTER XXIII | 518 |
Means of communication Luggage Selection of steamer Postal | 563 |
C | 577 |
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Alderney already animals appearance approach beautiful broken building called Castle caverns Channel Islands chapter church cliffs climate close coast common connected considerable covered cultivated deep detached direction distance doubt east effect England English extending extremely fact favourable feet fish flowers France French give given granite ground Guernsey half harbour Herm houses important includes interesting Jersey kind known land larger latter less marked mass means miles months narrow natural nearly northern notice observations obtained originally pass picturesque plants Port present principal probably range rare reached reference remains remarkable respect result rising road rocks rocky sand Sark scenery seasons seen shore side smaller species stone surface taken tide town trees variety various vegetation veins visited walls weather whole wind