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“...of Orange Walk,
the Belize, which flows from the Guatemala frontier
and has at its mouth Belize, the capital of the colony;
the Sibun, the Mullens River, the North Stann Creek,
the South Stann Creek, the Monkey River, the Rio
Grande, and the Sarstoon River, which separates British
Honduras from Guatemala on the south. The general
formation of the colony beyond the swampy coast lands
is divided into (r) Cohune ridges, which take their name
from the graceful palm Attalea Cohune, growing in pro-
fusion on their fertile soil, and comprise the lower
tracts of the river; (2) Pine ridge, which includes the
higher levels and takes its name from the Pine (Pinus
cubensis) found in it; and (3) Broken ridge—often
covered with dense jungle and intermediate between
the Cohune and Pine ridges.
The principal islands, or cays, off the coast are Tumeffe
(a corruption of Terra Nova), St. George’s Cay, English
Cay, and Ambergris Cay. They are much resorted to
for bathing and fishing, and there are several “...”
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