On the Geology of the Falkland Islands
@article{DarwinOnTG, title={On the Geology of the Falkland Islands}, author={C. Darwin}, journal={Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London}, volume={2}, pages={267 - 274} }
The Falkland Islands being a British colony, and the most southern point at which palæozoic fossils have hitherto been discovered, I am induced to lay a short account of the geological structure of these islands before the Society. They stretch from 51° to 52° 30′ south, and extend about 130 miles in longitude. My examination was confined to the eastern island; but I have received, through the kindness of Captain Sulivan and Mr. Kent, numerous specimens from the western island, together with… CONTINUE READING
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