Goodisson, William: A historical and topographical essay upon the islands of Corfu, Leucadia, Cephalonia, Ithaka and Zante: with remarks upon the character manners and customs of the Ionian Greeks : descriptions of the scenery and remains of antiquity discovered therein, and reflections upon the Cyclopian ruins, illustrated by maps and sketches (London: Thomas and George Underwood, 1822)

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island, to Meganisi; a very good road has been con-
structed by the British, leading through the ruins
of Leucate, and towards Englimend and Catechori.
The beauty of the scenery and the goodness of
the road render this a pleasant ride. After pass-
ing the ruins of Leucate, a charming romantic spot
is reached, where is a natural fountain covered with
tall luxuriant sycamores, called, the Fountain of the
Pacha.—-The distance is about eight miles from town.
In the southern entrance of the channel are
a few small islands belonging to Santa Maura;
the most considerable of these is, from its greater
size, called Meganisi. It is about ten miles long.
The coasts are indented by several excellent har-
bours, with deep water. The solid part of this island
is composed of a fine carbonate of lime,* beau-
tifully stratified. At the base it is piled in hori-
zontal tables of various degrees of thickness, but
laid in very regular order. This structure is quite
apparent above low water mark, as you approach
the island; the sea having worn away the loose
matter in the interstices of the tables. Towards
the surface, these strata take a vertical direction;
giving the earth a ridged appearance, the soil
having been washed away from between them to the
depth of several feet. This stratification is evi-
dently a continuation of that in the corresponding
mountains of Santa Maura, in the neighbourhood
* Called by Mr. Murray, in his System of Chemistry, the
compact carbonate of lime.