The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 50National Geographic Society, 1927 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 29
... precipice ; at Yosemite the precipice dwarfs the waterfall . Between the extremes of Yosemite and Niagara many of the world's notable falls find place . Of the same type as Yosemite , of great height and small volume , are Roraima , in ...
... precipice ; at Yosemite the precipice dwarfs the waterfall . Between the extremes of Yosemite and Niagara many of the world's notable falls find place . Of the same type as Yosemite , of great height and small volume , are Roraima , in ...
Page 31
... precipice edge ; then , cramped within narrow limits by precipi- tous banks , they rage in whirlpool and whirlpool rapids ; and finally resume their dignified , unhurried pace for the rest of the way to Lake Ontario . THE FALLS AND ...
... precipice edge ; then , cramped within narrow limits by precipi- tous banks , they rage in whirlpool and whirlpool rapids ; and finally resume their dignified , unhurried pace for the rest of the way to Lake Ontario . THE FALLS AND ...
Page 32
... precipice recedes by steps and curves , and then curves out again , the same forces ( differing in degree , but not in kind ) which are mak- ing the deep , irregular indentation at the apex of the Horseshoe operating here also , though ...
... precipice recedes by steps and curves , and then curves out again , the same forces ( differing in degree , but not in kind ) which are mak- ing the deep , irregular indentation at the apex of the Horseshoe operating here also , though ...
Page 33
... precipice , on the lower half of which it is pulverized to the finest of spray . Like the Vernal Falls ( see page 38 ) , this beautiful cascade is surrounded by rock scenery of novelty and magnificence . Never was there transformation ...
... precipice , on the lower half of which it is pulverized to the finest of spray . Like the Vernal Falls ( see page 38 ) , this beautiful cascade is surrounded by rock scenery of novelty and magnificence . Never was there transformation ...
Page 34
... precipice , which forms the opposite wall of this chasm ( see pic- torial diagram , page 50 ) . The mass of ' falling water , disintegrating in air , shattered by col- lision with the rocky bottom and in flood with the opposing cliff ...
... precipice , which forms the opposite wall of this chasm ( see pic- torial diagram , page 50 ) . The mass of ' falling water , disintegrating in air , shattered by col- lision with the rocky bottom and in flood with the opposing cliff ...
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