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... their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly , these alluvial patches come and go thus . Every barrier of hard rock which crosses the bed of a river or valley becomes a CH . II . ] 13 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
... their disposition to set up their own gravestones . Shortly , these alluvial patches come and go thus . Every barrier of hard rock which crosses the bed of a river or valley becomes a CH . II . ] 13 AND LAKES OF AUVERGNE .
Page 14
... barrier . Thus deep shalt thou go and no deeper . But as denudation is ever at work , the bed of the river and of the valley above the barrier become horizontal at the same level as the barrier . The flood waters are checked at the barrier ...
... barrier . Thus deep shalt thou go and no deeper . But as denudation is ever at work , the bed of the river and of the valley above the barrier become horizontal at the same level as the barrier . The flood waters are checked at the barrier ...
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... barriers which originally formed the lakes . And as these barriers were gradually worn away , channels were cut longitudinally through the deposits which filled the lakes . Then come disintegration and the lateral wash of rain to widen ...
... barriers which originally formed the lakes . And as these barriers were gradually worn away , channels were cut longitudinally through the deposits which filled the lakes . Then come disintegration and the lateral wash of rain to widen ...
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... barrier or dam , a lake can only have one outlet . The principle was much discussed , and two lakes , Black Loch in Dumfries , and Loch Davie in Arran , were pointed to as having two outlets . I visited both , and reported that , me ...
... barrier or dam , a lake can only have one outlet . The principle was much discussed , and two lakes , Black Loch in Dumfries , and Loch Davie in Arran , were pointed to as having two outlets . I visited both , and reported that , me ...
Page 58
... ridges , namely , the two chalk ridges and the Forest ridge . And in forming a statue what does the sculptor do more ? The ridges then , instead of being considered as barriers to the river , have 58 DENUDATION OF WEALD RUNS [ CH . III .
... ridges , namely , the two chalk ridges and the Forest ridge . And in forming a statue what does the sculptor do more ? The ridges then , instead of being considered as barriers to the river , have 58 DENUDATION OF WEALD RUNS [ CH . III .
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