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DISASTERS CAUSED BY DUNES.
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or ponds during the historic era. The villages situated at the eastern
base of the dunes of Gascony, on the shores of the ponds, must be moved
Fig. 95.—Isle Thelenji, in the Caspian Sea.
from time to time toward the east, for fear that they should be swallowed
by the sands or the waters. At the approach of the danger the threatened inhabitants sometimes attempted a vain resistance. As soon as an
Fig. 96.—Sable Island.
east wind succeeded to the regular winds from the west, herdsmen and
laborers, armed with spades and pick-axes, repaired in all haste to the top
| Title | The ocean, atmosphere, and life |
| Creator | Reclus, Elisée |
| Publisher | Harper |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | 1873 |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000222 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | DISASTERS CAUSED BY DUNES. 199 or ponds during the historic era. The villages situated at the eastern base of the dunes of Gascony, on the shores of the ponds, must be moved Fig. 95.—Isle Thelenji, in the Caspian Sea. from time to time toward the east, for fear that they should be swallowed by the sands or the waters. At the approach of the danger the threatened inhabitants sometimes attempted a vain resistance. As soon as an Fig. 96.—Sable Island. east wind succeeded to the regular winds from the west, herdsmen and laborers, armed with spades and pick-axes, repaired in all haste to the top |
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