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“...CHAPTER II
NOTES ON THE COLLECTIONS.
Collection W. F. R. Suringar.
Dr. J. Valckenier Suringar has been so kind to put at my dis-
posal the diary of his late father Prof. W. F. R. Suringar about
his journey to the Dutch W. I. Islands in 1885.
From these data it has been possible to point out the expeditions
of this botanist in the three islands.
Suringar visited Curasao in 1885 from Jan. 10—28, Febr. 11—17,
Febr. 27- March 11, March 28—29, and made the following
expeditions
Jan. 10 Ft. Nassau, Altena, Pieter Maai.
n 12 Rif, plain near ’t Hospitaal, Priesterberg.
n 13 Hato, Gasparito.
9 14 Beekenburg, Spaansche water, Kabrietenberg, Zuurzak.
i) 17 Veeris.
7i 19 Westpuntbaai, Savonet.
n 20 Savonetbaai.
n 21 Christoffelberg.
7) 22 Savonet.
n 23 Tafelberg.
n 24 Tafelberg and Seroe trista.
n 25 St. Jan.
n 28 St. Jan, Schottegat.
Febr. 11 Zuikertuintje.
n 12 Brievengat, Ronde Klip.
13 Fuik, Fuikbaai.
n 14 Punt Canon, St. Barbara.
n 17 Klip near Willemstad...”
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“... island the nothern and southern coral-limestone
masses join and reach there the considerable height of 90 M.
The inland hills are in East Curagao lower than in the West and
give a general impression of a low undulating hilly country; the
tops are not much higher there than 60 M., as a rule; the high
top nearer the North side (Ronde klip) is the only inland hill
which is covered with a coral mass. It is 130 M. high,
The calcareous territory of East Curagao reaches a height of 60 M.
in some places of the North coast, on the South coast it is much
lower and only in the Tafelberg (St. Barbara) reaches a height
of 200 M. This Mount Barbara with its gentle slope towards the
sea and abrupt vertical termination towards the interior is the
type of the many chalk ridges at the South side of Curagao.
From Seroe Seinpost a large plain extends eastwards and also
round the Schottegat we find a fairly large plain, forming a low
hilly country to the East and extending to the West as far as...”
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“... situated
near the large inland waters.
Aruba.
The West point of the island lies at ± 70° 4' W. Long, and 12°
37' N. Lat.; the East point at ± 69° 51' W. Long, and 12° 24
N. Lat. The greatest length of the island is 32 kilometres, its
surface ± 170 square kilometres. We man represent it as a
fairly large plain of quartz-diorite, rising slowly towards the...”
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middle and highest in the- North and which in the North East
even develops hills. At the centre óf this quartz island a diabase
triangle rises, forming a complex of hills which is especially con-
spicuous in the North.
The quartz-diorite part eastward of the line Belashi — Cashuntie
is still partly covered with quaternary riff-chalk, although not
nearly to such an extent as is indicated by Martin in his map.
There are fairly high hills of quartz-diorite (Paloe Marga 78 M.,
Seroe Preto 61 M.J between Savaneta and Jamanota and this
rock also rises to the surface in many places between Savaneta
and Fontein. Part of the South coast of West Aruba is occupied
by a large broad seam of riff-chalk, which in some places (Boeroe-
koe 21 M.) reminds one of the limestone hills on the South coast
of Curagao. The Canashito is a more inwardly situated limestone
ridge. From the plain of West Aruba rises isolated the conical
Hooiberg, 164 M. Also the Seroe Plat, 94 M., is an...”
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consists entirely of limestone, with various table-lands and partly
covered with fragments of the other rocks, forming the foundation
of the island.
Also the North and West margin of the Rincon plain and the
mountainous complex of Slagbaai is surrounded by a narrow
coral-limestone mass, which is particularly broad South of Rincon
and descends in terraces to the sea; in the West this mountain
ridge is repeatedly divided into isolated mountains by steep clefts.
The high chalk-terrace Langeberg determines the shape of the
island; the next terrace extends from Langeberg in all directions to
about 2 kilometres from the sea, except in the South, where the
third terrace appears a little South of Lac, following a W. E. line.
The remaining part of the island consists, like the circumference
of Klein Bonaire, of a lower chalk formation. The mountain com-
plex in West Bonaire has its highest top in the Brandaris, 240 M.
From this mountain and the Karakao, 158 M., situated a...”
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