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INUNDATIONS OF THE COASTS.
155
Fig. 66.—Isle of Borknm in 1825.
summer the bathers visited it in crowds. Now it is a strand of mud almost entirely abandoned. The Island of Nordstrand has diminished by
eleven-twelfths since the commencement of the seventeenth century, and
of the twenty-four islets which surrounded it 300 years ago, there only
remain eleven : the lead, when thrown out at the spot which was formerly in the centre of the island, indicates a depth of seven fathoms. The
Island of Sylt, and other lands of the coast of Schleswig, have been also
much worn away, and it is known that in 1825 the sea opened a way
quite across the peninsula of Jutland by hollowing out the Strait of Lym-
fjord.*
* Miiller, Gefahren der schleswigschen Westkiiste: Natur, March, 1867.
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000174 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | INUNDATIONS OF THE COASTS. 155 Fig. 66.—Isle of Borknm in 1825. summer the bathers visited it in crowds. Now it is a strand of mud almost entirely abandoned. The Island of Nordstrand has diminished by eleven-twelfths since the commencement of the seventeenth century, and of the twenty-four islets which surrounded it 300 years ago, there only remain eleven : the lead, when thrown out at the spot which was formerly in the centre of the island, indicates a depth of seven fathoms. The Island of Sylt, and other lands of the coast of Schleswig, have been also much worn away, and it is known that in 1825 the sea opened a way quite across the peninsula of Jutland by hollowing out the Strait of Lym- fjord.* * Miiller, Gefahren der schleswigschen Westkiiste: Natur, March, 1867. |
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