Natural PhenomenaChristian Knowledge Society, 1850 - 128 pages |
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appearance arch ascending ashes Aurora Aurora Borealis Avalanches beautiful blocks boat bridge bright called cataract caused cave caverns centre chasm circle cloud colours column cone course crater crevasses danger depth descend distance earth edge eruption extended fall feet high fifty feet FINGAL'S CAVE flames Floe frequently Geyser glacier gradually ground halo height hundred feet Iceberg Iceland immense island lava length light lower magnificent Martigny melting miles Monsoon moon moraine motion mountain névé night noise numerous observed ocean parhelia pass petrifaction pieces pillars places portion produced rain rainbow Rapids rays regions remarkable resembling rise river rock sand scoria seen Shetland Isles ship shore side situated slope snow solid sometimes springs stalactites stone Straits of Messina stream suddenly summit surface thick thirty feet thunder torrent traveller upper valley vapour vast Vesuvius village violence Volcano Water Spout waves Whirlpool Will-o'-the-Wisp wind yards