AND THE FORMATION OF VALLEYS. 107 



the systems of breaks with which they come in con- 

 tact, and shift them more or less. 



It may also be pointed out that the general 

 bearings of the lines of coast are all more or less 

 connected with the systems of lines in the adjoining 

 portions of the island, as if the lines that induced 

 the valleys also had an influence on the coast 

 features. 



