The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

TOPOGBAPHY OF AEGEXTIXA. 451
ground on which the city stands has yielded skeletons, chipped stones, worked
bones, and other human remains.
Ensexada—Tan-dil—Bahia Blanca.
The port of La Plata, the ancient Emenada, 5 miles from the centre of the
capital, has realised the hopes of its founders. Its principal basin, 3,670 feet
long and 160 feet wide, is 20 feet deep at low water, and is accessible at flow to
the largest vessels. But the merchandise here landed is destined almost entirely
for Buenos Ayres. The chief drawback to the port and neighbouring city is
Fi?. 175.
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La Plata ^usettm.