CHAPTER XVII

VOLCANIC DISTRICT 215

Crater Lake of Andraikìba—Crater Lake of Trìtrìva—Colour of

Water—Remarkable Appearance of Lake—Legends about it—Its

Depth—View from Crater Walls—Ankàratra Mountain—Lava

Outflows—An Underground River—Extinct Lemuroid Animals

—Graveyard of an Ancient Fauna—The Palæontology—And

Geology of Madagascar—Volcanic Phenomena—The Madagascar

Volcanic Belt—Earthquakes—A Glimpse of the Past Animal

Life of the Island

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