 | 1829 - 688 pages
...generally must depend on the season of the year, and the state of the rains. ' The channels of the Maranon are said to vary in a similar manner, and from the...Atlantic. But though flat it is not swampy, the banks being several feet above the level of the river. It is covered with wood, amongst which are some large... | |
 | William Brocklehurst Stonehouse - History - 1839 - 534 pages
...rushed rapidly past, it required attention, when drifting, not to get drawn in and entangled."—" The country on the banks is, with a few slight deviations,...Atlantic ; but though flat, it is not swampy, the banks being several feet above the level of the river, and covered with wood, among which are some large... | |
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are said to vary in a similar manner, and from the same causes, as the islands. Playas are formed and disappear frequently. The country on the banks is, with a few slight deviations, one continued level, or rather an inclined plain, descending imperceptibly... 