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THE SALT-LAKE OF LARNACA. 



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38. A Description of the Salt-Lake of Larnaca in the Island of 

 Cyprus. By C. V. Bellamy, Esq., F.G.S., A.M.Inst.C.E., 

 F.B.Met.Soc, Director of Public Works, Nicosia. (Read 

 May 9th, 1900.) 



[Plate XXXIX.] 



Much interest has from time to time been evinced m the salt- 

 lake of Larnaca in the island of Cyprus, and many have been 

 the surmises as to the origin of the salt. No decided information 

 on the subject has been yet recorded, so that the Government of 

 Cyprus, taking advantage of the presence of Dr. Otto Maas of 

 Munich University, who was visiting the island in the interests of 

 Marine Biology, instructed the present writer to conduct such in- 

 vestigations as would lead to a settlement of the question. The 

 results of these investigations as set forth in the following pages 

 may be of interest to the Geological Society. 



The town of Larnaca is situated about midway along the eastern 

 half of the southern coast, on the bay of that name. It is at 

 present the chief port of the island, nearly all the trade of Nicosia, 

 the capital town, passing through it. Its ancient name was 



Fig. 1. — Map of the island of Cyprus. 



33°EAST 



Greco 



Scale of Miles 

 10 5. o 10 20 30 40 50 



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33°EAST 



34° 



