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THE OCEAN. 



interior of the land find themselves seated on peninsulas invested by 

 the sea. At St. John's, New Brunswick, a cascade is seen to glisten 



Fig. 35.— Bay of Fundy. 



at the bottom of the port at low water ; but when the tide reaches 

 the foot of the cliff, the height of the fall gradually diminishes, and 

 it is at last entirely drowned in the salt waters, which, spreading far 



Fig. 36.— Mouth of the Avon : after Beardinore. 



over the upper terrace, peiTuit vessels to penetrate into the natural 

 basin formed above the cascade. 



