Abstract
GREYTOWN is important as the only port possessed by Nicaragua on its Atlantic coast, and is situated in 11° N. lat. and 84° W. long. The place itself is insignificant enough, as a glance at the accompanying view of the interior of the harbour will show; at the same time it is of strategical importance in many ways, and its history is not uninteresting. The climate is humid, and along the low coast-lands a tropical heat prevails. The heat is never oppressive while the trade winds blow, but during calms it is sultry and overpowering. The prevailing type of disease appears to be a low form of intermittent fever, which is not to be wondered at, considering that Greytown is built upon a swamp. June, July, and August are considered the unhealthy months, and January, February, and March the healthiest, the thermometer seldom exceeds 82° Fahr., or falls below 71° Fahr. in the shade.
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OLIVER, S. Greytown and Adjacent Country . Nature 4, 206–208 (1871). https://doi.org/10.1038/004206a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/004206a0