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... sand - stone quarries.- Coast scenery . : -The cliffs . The forts . The hanging rock . -The town of St. Anne , and its church .--- Les Rochers .-- Burhou Islands . — Ortach . - The Casquets ' Rocks , and their light - houses . Banks ...
... sand - stone quarries.- Coast scenery . : -The cliffs . The forts . The hanging rock . -The town of St. Anne , and its church .--- Les Rochers .-- Burhou Islands . — Ortach . - The Casquets ' Rocks , and their light - houses . Banks ...
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... Sand - stone rock . - Its position.- Jersey . -Its clay slate and shale . - Syenites . - Cherts and hornstones . -Older conglomerate.— Newer conglomerate .-- Frequent upheavals 247 CONTENTS . xvii CHAPTER XI . GEOLOGY continued . - xvi ...
... Sand - stone rock . - Its position.- Jersey . -Its clay slate and shale . - Syenites . - Cherts and hornstones . -Older conglomerate.— Newer conglomerate .-- Frequent upheavals 247 CONTENTS . xvii CHAPTER XI . GEOLOGY continued . - xvi ...
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... sand . -Jersey conglomerate .-- Alderney boulders .-- Flints in conglomerate.- Blown sands.- Jersey and Herm.– Foraminiferous rock near Guernsey .-- List of minerals 276 CHAPTER XII . THE FAUNA AND FLOBA OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS ...
... sand . -Jersey conglomerate .-- Alderney boulders .-- Flints in conglomerate.- Blown sands.- Jersey and Herm.– Foraminiferous rock near Guernsey .-- List of minerals 276 CHAPTER XII . THE FAUNA AND FLOBA OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS ...
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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