 | American literature - 1860 - 620 pages
...of pearl-oysters, and other bivalves are turned up by the plow more than ton miles from the «a. " These recent formations present themselves in a still...be regarded as the conjoint production of the coral polypes, and the currents, which for the greater portion of the year set impetuously towards the tooth.... | |
 | Sir James Emerson Tennent - Natural history - 1859 - 728 pages
...Further north at Madampe, between Cliilaw and Negombo, the shells of pearl oysters and other bivalves are turned up by the plough more than ten miles from...greater portion of which may be regarded as the conjoint profrom Adam's Bridge to Dondera Head, has been published by the East India Company from a survey in... | |
 | Sir James Emerson Tennent - Natural history - 1859 - 732 pages
...Further north at Madampe, between Chilaw and Negombo, the shells of pearl oysters and other bivalves are turned up by the plough more than ten miles from...island, the greater portion of which may be regarded as t^p conjoint profrom Adam's Bridge to Dondra Head, lias been published by the East India Company from... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1860 - 624 pages
...of pearl-oysters, and other bivalves are turned up by the plow more than ten miles from the Fea. " These recent formations present themselves in a still...be regarded as the conjoint production of the coral polypes, and the currents, which for the greater portion of the year set impetuously towards the south.... | |
 | 1860 - 660 pages
...Farther north, at Madampe, between Chilau and Megombo, the shells of pearl oysters and other bivalves are turned up by the plough, more than ten miles from the sea." — P. 12. The geological features of the island are not of very much interest. On the crests of the... | |
 | English literature - 1860 - 580 pages
...Farther north, at Madampe, between Chilau and Megombo, the shells of pearl'oysters and other bivalves are turned up by the plough, more than ten miles from the sea."—P. 12. The geological features of the island are not of very much interest. On the crests of... | |
 | Robert Spence Hardy - Buddhism - 1863 - 190 pages
...Further north, at Madampe, between Chilaw and Negombo, the shells of pearl oysters and other bivalves are turned up by the plough more than ten miles from...form in the north of the island, the greater portion ot which may be regarded as the conjoint production of the coral polypi, and the currents, which for... | |
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Galle, the surface soil rests on a stratum of decomposing coral ; and sea shells are found at a considerable distance from the shore. Further north, at Madampe, between Chilaw and Negombo, the shells of pearl oysters and other bivalves are turned up by... 