| 1826 - 520 pages
...the interior. It is thus described in the journal. ' Immediately before us yawned an immense gulf, in the form of a crescent, upwards of two miles in...feet deep. The bottom was filled with lava, and the south west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of liquid fire, in a state of terrific ebulition,... | |
| William Ellis - 1825 - 290 pages
...itself before us. Astonishment and awe for some moments deprived us of speech, and, like statutes, we stood fixed to the spot, with our eyes rivetted on...were one vast flood of liquid fire, in a state of GREAT CRATER OF KIRAUEA. 131 terrific ebulition, rolling to and fro its "fiery surge," and flaming... | |
| William Ellis - 1825 - 290 pages
...spot, with our eyes rivetted on the abyss below. Immediately before us yawned an immense gulph, }n the form of a crescent, upwards of two miles in length,...were one vast flood of liquid fire, in a state of The sides of the gulph before us, were perpendicular, for about 400 feet; when there was a wide, horizontal... | |
| 724 pages
...north cast to south-west, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its ' fiery surge' and flaming... | |
| 1826 - 518 pages
...the interior. It is thus described in the journal. ' Immediately before us yawned an ynmense gulf, in the form of a crescent, upwards of two miles in...feet deep. The bottom was filled with lava, and the south west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of liquid fire, in a state of terrific ebulition,... | |
| 1826 - 538 pages
...northeast to south-west, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge " and flaming... | |
| 1826 - 570 pages
...north-east to south-west, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge" and flaming... | |
| William Ellis - 1826 - 474 pages
...north-east to south-west, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge" and flaming... | |
| 1826 - 606 pages
...north-east to southwest, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge" and flaming... | |
| 1826 - 568 pages
...north-east to south-west, nearly a mile in width, and apparently 800 feet deep. The bottom was covered with lava, and the south-west and northern parts of it were one vast flood of burning matter, in a state of terrific ebullition, rolling to and fro its " fiery surge" and flaming... | |
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