 ... high as the common tides reach. That elevation surpassed, the future remnants, being rarely covered, lose their adhesive property; and remaining in a loose state, form what is usually called a key upon (he tops of the reef. The new bank is not long...  Book of lessons for the use of schools - Page 24by Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Georges baron Cuvier, Robert Jameson - Earth - 1817 - 394 pages
...; but the coral sand and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form n solid mass with it, as high- as the common tides reach....property ; and remaining in a loose state, form what is visually called a key, upon the top of the reef. The new bank is not long in being visited by sea birds... | |
 | Georges baron Cuvier - Fossils - 1818 - 458 pages
...holes upon the reef, beyond low water mark ; but the coral sand and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass...remaining in a loose state, form what is usually called &key, upon the top of the reef. The new bank is not long in being visited by sea birds ; salt plants,... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Curiosities and wonders - 1821 - 768 pages
...holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark ; but the coral sand and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass...loose state, form what is usually called a key upon (he tops of the reef. The new bank is not long in being visited by sea birds ; salt plants take root... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - Wonder - 1821 - 788 pages
...holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark; but the coral sand and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with ;t, as high as the common tides reach. That elevation surpassed, the future remnants, being rarely... | |
 | George Miller - 1826 - 864 pages
...beyond low-water mark; but vhe coral, sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, tihere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it, as high...remnants, being rarely covered, lose their adhesive properly ; and, remaining in a loose state, form what is usually called a kt'y, upon the top of the... | |
 | Granville Penn - Earth sciences - 1828 - 510 pages
...holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark ; but the coral sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it, as high as the common tide reaches. That elevation surpassed, the future ones, being scarcely covered, lose their adhesive... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Bibliography - 1828 - 590 pages
...holes upon the reef, beyond low-water mark: but the coral sand, and other broken remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it, as high as the common tide reaches. That elevation surpassed, the future ones, being scarcely covered, lose their adhesive... | |
 | Gill's scientific, technological and microscopic repository - 1829 - 416 pages
...except in holes upon the reef, beyond low water mark ; but the coral sand, and other remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass...state, form what is usually called a key, upon the tops of the reef. The new bank is not long in being visited by sea birds ; salt plants take root upon... | |
 | 1829 - 436 pages
...except in holes upon the reef, beyond low water mark ; but the coral sand, and other remnants thrown up by the sea, adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass...and, remaining in a loose state, form what is usually culled a key, upon the tops of the reef. The new bank is not long in being visited by sea hirds; salt... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson - Natural history - 1832 - 832 pages
...them, and cannot raise the reef beyond low water mark ; but the fragments of rock, sand, coral, &c., adhere to the rock, and form a solid mass with it,...reach. That elevation surpassed, the future remnants, beingrarely covered, lose their adhesive property, and, remaining in a loose state, form what is usually... | |
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