Diagram - Dry and Wet Belts

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 237 Coll-1434/1481
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870s-1930s
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 82mm by 82mm 1 slide
      82mm by 82mm

Scope and Content

Diagram showing the position of the Dry Belt and the action of the wind current which causes the warm Japanese mists, moisture, and rain clouds first to precipitate on the Coast Range of British Columbia and then to lift upwards over the Dry Belt and fall again with precipitation on the Western face of the Selkirks and Rockies.

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Kristy Davis as part of Towards Dolly Project, 2012-2013

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