RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. In a part where the cliff is 780 feet high distance. CUL-DAR42.208. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846).
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In a part where the cliff is 780 feet high distance at 10.4 62f at 10 3/4 100/.
Is the solution that very land left long exposed to degradation (No fresh streams) is sinking
It is very remarkable then in extreme S Point (where many cones) 100/. approaches with .15 of coast not chiefly became recently poured out.
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Soundings 100/. bottom off Palma vary between 1/4 of mile & 1 & a half both bearing unusual – Half mile is common along whole East & South coast and a little more than mile about the northern parts of island
Off NW end the coast appear chiffs, one cliff is 1117 feet high – the curse of depth appears to be gradually increasing & [illeg] beyond supposed 100/. than is 250/.
[sketch]
a little further south. [sketch]
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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