Excerpt from The Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1914, Vol. 30: Published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Elements which favour a tecionie-topographie Study - There are certain elements, climatic and geographic, which favour such a study as is here outlined. The rocks of the islands are of recent age (miocene and Oligocene), and except where locally disturbed by the displacements, they lie in nearly horizontal positions. The series is characterised by numerous fossils useful for identification, and the petrographic, textural and faunal difierences are such that any one who has acquired familiarity with them may fix not only the formation at any point, but the particular horizon which is exposed. The higher rock surfaces are bare and devoid of vegetation (fig. And the layer of soil within the hollows is upon the average only about eight inches in thickness. The rainfall is from 20-22 inches, and no permanent lakes or streams exist anywhere. As already stated, the relief is rather strong, and the rugged rocky outlines of the islands offer numerous sections of the formations, as do the steep walls of the narrow u'ieds or dry valleys which dissect the country. Upon the principal island, which is practically one great fortress, the deep artificial moats have in some crucial localities added to the natural geological profiles, though difficulties are imposed which sometimes prevent proper inspection and representation. The Maltese Archipelago a Relic offorzner Continental Bridge. - A peculiar interest is lent to the study of these islands by the well-established fact that until late Quaternary times they formed part of a continental bridge by which Southern Europe was united to Northern Africa. In the Quaternary deposits remaining within fissures and gaps scattered over the larger island have been found the bones of numerous elephants, two species of hippopotamus, and other African forms, together with those of the stag and the northern bear (ursns ardos). The African forms mentioned have been found also upon the island of Sicily and at numer ous points upon the Italian peninsula, at least as far north as the valley of the Po. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Scottish Geographical Magazine, 1911, Vol. 27: Published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society WE have recently received a well-illustrated volume on this subject by Messrs. Shreve, Chrysler, Blodgett and Besley, which gives an instructive account Of the plant formations of the State named. A brief summary of the volume may prove of interest to those who have followed here the accounts which have been given of the plant-formations of parts of the British Isles. By the courtesy of the secretary of the Maryland Weather Service, we are able to add some illustrations of the vegetation described. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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An annual collection of studies of individuals who have made major contributions to the development of geography and geographical thought. Subjects are drawn from all periods and from all parts of the world, and include famous names as well as those less well known: explorers, independent thinkers and scholars. Each paper describes the geographer's education, life and work and discusses their influence and spread of academic ideas. Each study includes a select bibliography and brief chronology. The work includes a general index and a cumulative index of geographers listed in volumes published to date.