Principles of Geology / or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology

by Sir Charles Lyell

Section of a Coral Island.

a, a, Habitable part of the island, consisting of a strip of coral, inclosing the lagoon.

b, b, The lagoon.

The subjoined cut ([fig. 116].) exhibits a small part of the section of a coral island on a larger scale.

Fig. 116.

Section of part of a Coral Island.

a, b, Habitable part of the island.

b, c, Slope of the side of the island, plunging at an angle of forty-five to the depth of fifteen hundred feet.

c, c, Part of the lagoon.