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Originally appearing in Volume V06, Page 86 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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CHERSO , an See also:

ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island in the Adriatic See also:

Sea, off the See also:

east See also:

COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

ISTRIA (Ger. Istrien)

Istria, from which it is separated by the channel of Farasina. Pop. (1900) 8274. It is situated in the Gulf of Quarnero, and is connected with the island of See also:

LUSSIN

Lussin, lying on the S.W. by a turn See also:

BRIDGE

bridge over the small channel of Ossero, and with the island of See also:

VEGLIA (Slavonic, Krk)

Veglia, lying on the E. by the See also:

CANALE (or CANALETTO), ANTONIO (1697-1768)

Canale di Mezzo. These three are the See also:

PRINCIPAL

principal islands of the Quarnero See also:

GROUP

group, and See also:

FORM (Lat. forma)

form together the administrative See also:

DISTRICT

district of Lussin in the See also:

AUSTRIAN

Austrian crownland of Istria. Cherso is an elongated island about 40 M. See also:

long, 14 to 7 M. wide, and has an See also:

AREA

area of 150 sq. m. It is traversed by a range of mountains, which attain in the See also:

PEAK, THE

peak of Syss an See also:

ALTITUDE (Lat. altitudo, from altus, high)

altitude of 2090 ft. and form natural terraces, planted with vines and See also:

OLIVE (Olea europaea)

olive trees, specially in . the See also:

MIDDLE

middle and See also:

SOUTHERN

southern parts of the island. The See also:

NORTHERN

northern See also:

PART

part is covered with bushes of See also:

LAUREL

laurel and See also:

MASTIC, or MASTICH (Gr. µao-rixrt, probably connected with µaoavOai, to chew, since mastic is used in the East as a chewing gum)

mastic, but there are scarcely any large trees. There is a scarcity of springs, and the houses are generally furnished with cisterns for See also:

RAIN (O.E. regn; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Regen, Swed. and Dan. regn; it has been connected with Lat. rigare, to wet, Gr. 13pixeav)

rain See also:

WATER

water. In the centre of the island is an interesting See also:

lake called the Vrana or See also:

CROW (Dutch, kraal, Ger. Krdhe, Fr. corbeau, Lat. corvus)

Crow's Lake, situated at an altitude of 40 ft. above, the level of the sea, 31 M. long, 1 in, wide and 184 ft. deep. This lake is in all See also:

PROBABILITY (Lat. probabilis, probable or credible)

probability fed by subterranean See also:

SOURCES

sources.. The See also:

CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

TOWN

town of the island is Cherso, situated on the See also:

west coast.

It possesses a See also:

GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good See also:

HARBOUR (from M.E. hereberge, here, an army; cf. Ger. Heer and -beorg, protection or shelter. Other early forms in English were herberwe and haiborow, as seen in various place names, such as Market Harborough.. The French auberge, an inn, derived through

harbour and . is provided with a shipwright's See also:

WHARF

wharf.

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