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DEPTH OF THE ANTARCTIC SEA. 31
on the north, east, and west by deposits of mud and ooze, which the lead
touches at some five or ten fathoms. The formation of this singular funnel is perhaps due to an eddy of tidal waters, commencing precisely at
that spot where the alluvium of the Ganges is brought down to mingle
with the sea.*
Almost all the Indian Archipelago, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the adjacent islands, rest on a submarine bank, having on an average only a
depth of 33 fathoms, and even at the deepest places only 55 fathoms.
This is probably the base of an ancient continent*- of which the innumerable islands scattered over the sea in these latitudes are the remains. An-
Fig. 8.«--Depths of the Sea at the mouth of the Ganges.t
other bank, extending for 435 miles to the north and north-west of Australia, supports that continent, and all the neighboring islands, including
New Guinea. A channel of very deep water, not yet sounded, separates
from the Asiatic archipelago those higher Australian levels which also
seem to be only the ancient fragments of vanished lands. J It is around
these two great continental basements that the Pacific and the Indian
Oceans, properly so called, commence.
With respect to Antarctic latitudes, 1722 fathoms have been found between the 63d and 64th degrees: near the 78th degree, at the very side
of the enormous barrier of ice, which hinders any advance toward the
pole*Sir James Ross has touched the bottom at 415 fathoms. And this
is all the information which navigators have given us. The icy sea of
the north is better known, at least in some parts. To the north of Sibe-
* See the section entitled Rivers.
t The ]$rt marked by cross-shading represents the " Great Swatch."
X See below, the section entitled Shores and Islands, and The Earth and its Fauna.
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000038 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | DEPTH OF THE ANTARCTIC SEA. 31 on the north, east, and west by deposits of mud and ooze, which the lead touches at some five or ten fathoms. The formation of this singular funnel is perhaps due to an eddy of tidal waters, commencing precisely at that spot where the alluvium of the Ganges is brought down to mingle with the sea.* Almost all the Indian Archipelago, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, and the adjacent islands, rest on a submarine bank, having on an average only a depth of 33 fathoms, and even at the deepest places only 55 fathoms. This is probably the base of an ancient continent*- of which the innumerable islands scattered over the sea in these latitudes are the remains. An- Fig. 8.«--Depths of the Sea at the mouth of the Ganges.t other bank, extending for 435 miles to the north and north-west of Australia, supports that continent, and all the neighboring islands, including New Guinea. A channel of very deep water, not yet sounded, separates from the Asiatic archipelago those higher Australian levels which also seem to be only the ancient fragments of vanished lands. J It is around these two great continental basements that the Pacific and the Indian Oceans, properly so called, commence. With respect to Antarctic latitudes, 1722 fathoms have been found between the 63d and 64th degrees: near the 78th degree, at the very side of the enormous barrier of ice, which hinders any advance toward the pole*Sir James Ross has touched the bottom at 415 fathoms. And this is all the information which navigators have given us. The icy sea of the north is better known, at least in some parts. To the north of Sibe- * See the section entitled Rivers. t The ]$rt marked by cross-shading represents the " Great Swatch." X See below, the section entitled Shores and Islands, and The Earth and its Fauna. |
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