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CURVES OF GREATEST STABILITY.
157
shells scattered on the sand, the same birds assembled by thousands on
the edge of the lagunes, the same lines of waves which pursue one another, and break with great noise in a sheet of foam. In the whole field
of view the only remarkable objects are the spars of shipwrecked vessels
that can be seen from afar on the white sand. However, the shores
which present the most regular series of convex and concave curves,
Fig. 67.—Curves of the Coast between Oneglia and Savone.
which one might call the outline of the greatest stability, are exposed
also to rapid erosions when the bulwark of defense which flanks them
at either of their extremities yields to the pressure of the waves. Thus
the shores of Medoc, which are the continuations of the uniform coast
of Saintonge, to the south of the bay of the Gironde, have incessantly retreated before the sea ever since the rocky promontory (of which the
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000176 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | CURVES OF GREATEST STABILITY. 157 shells scattered on the sand, the same birds assembled by thousands on the edge of the lagunes, the same lines of waves which pursue one another, and break with great noise in a sheet of foam. In the whole field of view the only remarkable objects are the spars of shipwrecked vessels that can be seen from afar on the white sand. However, the shores which present the most regular series of convex and concave curves, Fig. 67.—Curves of the Coast between Oneglia and Savone. which one might call the outline of the greatest stability, are exposed also to rapid erosions when the bulwark of defense which flanks them at either of their extremities yields to the pressure of the waves. Thus the shores of Medoc, which are the continuations of the uniform coast of Saintonge, to the south of the bay of the Gironde, have incessantly retreated before the sea ever since the rocky promontory (of which the |
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