 But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river, in the hard, black, basaltic rock which there formed the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, save about three feet of the edge over which the river...  The African Repository - Página 1951866Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1866 - 956 páginas
...yet discharge the lakes from which its river — the St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river,...formed the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack aro still juite slurp, save about three feet of the edge over which the river rolls. The walls go sheer... | |
 | English cyclopaedia - 1869 - 710 páginas
...yet discharge the lakes from which its river— the St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river...Zambesi. The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, and are about three feet of the edge over which the nver rolls. The walls go sheer down from the lip... | |
 | 1866 - 582 páginas
...may yet discharge the lakes from which its river—the St. Lawrence—flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river,...three feet of the edge over which the river rolls. Tho walls go sheer down from the lips without any projecting erng, or symptom of stratification or... | |
 | 1866 - 586 páginas
...yet discharge the lakes from which ite river — the St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river,...formed the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack arc still quite sharp, save about three feet of the edge over which the river rolls. The walls go sheer... | |
 | 1866 - 516 páginas
...shall not enter upon the subject again. It was, however, ascertained upon this occasion that the Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river,...rock which there formed the bed of the Zambesi. The depth of the rift was also measured by lowering a line, and found to be twice the depth of Niagara... | |
 | David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone - 1866 - 666 páginas
...yet discharge the lakes from which its river — the St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river,...the hard, black, basaltic rock which there formed CHAP. XII. GREAT DEPTH OF THE FALLS. 271 • the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack are still... | |
 | David Livingstone, Charles Livingstone - 1866 - 692 páginas
...yet discharge the lakes from which its river — the St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across the river, in the hard, black, basaltic rock which tljere formed the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, save about three... | |
 | 1866 - 604 páginas
...— tho St. Lawrence — flows. But the Victoria Falls have been formed by a crack right across tho river, in the hard, black basaltic rock which there formed the bed of tho Zambesi. The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, save about three feet of the edge over which... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 636 páginas
...Falls, however, have been formed by a crack right across the river in the hard basaltic rock which forms the bed of the Zambesi. The lips of the crack are...sharp, save about three feet of the edge over which the water flows. The walls go sheer down from the lips. When the convulsion occurred, 4C2 THE FORMATION... | |
 | David Livingstone - 1872 - 646 páginas
...hew•ver, have baen formed by a crack right across the river in the hard basaltic rock which forms the bed of the Zambesi The lips of the crack are still quite sharp, save about th.-ve feet of the edge over which the water flows. The walls go sheer down from the lipa. When the... | |
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