RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1873-1874]. Draft of Coral reefs 2d ed., folio 25. CUL-DAR57.141r. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2023. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volumes CUL-DAR 54-61 contain material for Darwin's book Insectivorous plants (1875).
The text of this draft corresponds to Coral reefs 2d ed., p. 183.
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If these reefs really belong to the barrier class & have subsided, we here have an instance of subsidence following having followed elevation, & both movements apparently within the recent period. The same remark probably applies to the reefs of the central parts of the Red Sea. There are also many cases of coral-formations, such as Elizabeth Island, Metia, Mangaia, several [text excised] & one of the Loyalty islands,
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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