ISLE OF PINES 



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ISLE OF PINES, a beautiful, wooded little 

 island of the West Indies, especially attractive to 

 tourists and set- 

 tlers on account 

 of its delightful 

 climate and far- 

 famed mineral 

 springs. It is lo- 

 cated in the Car- 

 ibbean Sea, 

 thirty - five miles 

 south of Cuba, to 

 which it belongs. 

 The northern part 

 , of this almost cir- 

 c u 1 a r island is 

 hilly and covered 

 with pine, cedar 

 and mahogany ; 

 it has sandy soil 

 especially favorable to the growth of pineap- 

 ples and potatoes. The southern part is mainly 

 a low marsh, much like the Everglades of 



ISLE OF PINES 

 Showing its location with 

 respect to Cuba and the main- 

 land of the United States. 



Florida. Although there are various mineral 

 deposits, marble quarries are the only portions 

 developed for commercial purposes. Cattle rais- 

 ing is the chief occupation of the inhabitants, 

 but citrus fruits are important sources of wealth. 

 The island has an area of 840 square miles, but 

 the population of over 4,000 is centered chiefly 

 in the capital city, Nueva Gerona, and the town 

 of Santa Fe, where there are modern hotels and 

 sanatoriums. In proportion to population there 

 are more Americans in the island than in any 

 other island off the American coast. Unsuccess- 

 ful attempts were made after the Spanish- 

 American War in 1898 to bring the island under 

 the control of the United States, by purchase. 



ISLE OF WIGHT, wile. See WIGHT, ISLE OF. 



ISLE ROYALE, He roy'al, the largest of a 

 group of small islands in Lake Superior, named 

 for the largest island. They formerly consti- 

 tuted a county, but now form a part of 

 Houghton County, Mich. Isle Royale, which 

 is known princi- 

 pally as a sum- 

 mer resort, is 

 about forty-five 

 miles long and 

 nine miles wide, 

 and has an area 

 of 229 square 

 miles. It con- 

 tains rich copper 

 mines on the sites of old mines which have 

 been worked by the Indians, and the shores 

 afford excellent fishing grounds. The island 

 is about eight hours' ride by steamer from 

 Duluth, Minn., but is nearer to Port Arthur, 

 Ont. The international boundary parallels the 

 north shore, about eight miles distant. 



ISOBARS, i'sobahrz, or ISOBARIC, iso 

 bahr'ik, LINES, are lines drawn on weather 

 charts connecting places having the same at- 

 mospheric pressure (see BAROMETER). Isobar is 

 from two Greek words meaning equal and 

 weight. Charts showing the areas of high, 

 normal and low pressure are extremely useful 

 in forecasting the weather, for winds blow 

 toward areas of low barometer, and the direc- 

 tion and velocity of storms can be foretold 

 with considerable accuracy by reference to 

 isobaric lines. The pressure is marked in inches 

 and tenths of an inch. An isobaric map may 

 show the average pressure throughout the year, 

 or for any shorter periods. The weather bu- 

 reaus of various countries issue charts each day 

 showing atmospheric conditions. See WEATHER 

 BUREAU; AIR. 



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