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Vol I

There are good sketches & Map — isld arranged in lines parallel.—

Vol IV

p. 265 Wolconsky "no opening to lagoon."

p. 266. Teku or 4 Crowns, Nukutipipi archangel San Pablo. all little low isld, with lagoons or formerly having them: they are in line, (parallel to Tahiti) with Aurora or Metia upraised isd.

p. 268 Bored 21 ft — "coral sand & occasional stratum of coral-rock".

p. 271. Belcher (Voyage) says he found the shape of points especially of reef within lagoon much altered since 14 years!

p. 277. Flint Isd 11°. 25' S. 151°. 48' W. no description

p do. Staver Isd. 10°. S. 152°. 22' W. little isld with lagoon — Penrhyn isd low!! usual coral formation

p. 279 estimated at 50 ft. 9 miles long with an extensive lagoon.

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Vol I

p. 311. Clermont Tonnere. 300 ft from reef 90 fathom C. sand

180 ― 85 do do

130. 7 hard coral

This sounding was at nearly edge of perpendicular reef — from 7 fathoms to shore uneven, & then the tidal flat.

p 316. Honden isld dry lagoon except high tide if Van Schouten description accurate, much altered since 1616 "from what they cd judge the greater part of isld is overflowed at high water"

p 324. Otooho no lagoon, small

p. 331 Raraka lagoon-water dark blue found 30 fathom, does not know how much more.

p. 334. Vincennes Isld — same formation as before — (1) an external rapidly shelving shelf —2. tidal flat. 3 vegetation flat.—

p. 336. King Georges lagoon 50 ft. from reef 100

p 337. Nairsa or Deans Isd. 66 miles. longest atoll

p 337. Metia or Aurora Isd. — upraised lagoon 150 ft. from cliff (250 ft high) 250!  (pacific 1750 ft)

Colonised surrounding reef in part 500 ft wide— recent embedded shells — made of successive erosion —

conglomerate horizontal strata.

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Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition Vol 2. Capt Wilkes.

p. 53. Mr Dana found no marine remains of height of Tahiti

p. 64. Rose Isd (E end of Samoan Group) — lagoon coral isld with 6-12 fathoms in it — blocks of lava lying on parts — Many craters & great streams of lava in Archipelago — probably crater encrusted.—

p. 113 p. 65 p. 72 p. 81 p. 109} several of the islands of this group have shore-reefs —Navigator Arch

p. 69. at Oloosinga. (same group) outer reef 50 to 65 ft wide (NB canoes can go in parts within) — as inner reef 140 ft.— mark of high-water 20 ft above ordinary sea-tide

p 157. Wallis Isd consists of 9 generally high isld, from 1 to 10 miles in circuit, within one extensive reef — Is said that ships can enter. —

N.B There is a Geographical Atlas published.—

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Vol 3.

p 7. Highest part of Tongatoboo 60 ft. Eooa. 600 ft

p 33 Earthquakes frequent

Feejie Group Refer to

p 51. Andulong 2070 ft: encircling reefs referred to in many places. volcanic, but no very recent streams Hot springs — fossil-shells — Totoia volcanic 3-30 fathoms within reef — p. 146 within reef of Mataku large circular basin

p. 166 — within reef water of deep-blue colour

p. 368. a lagoon island, with shallow lagoon. nearly in position of Gardner or Kemin isld.

p. 369. Hull Isd (new isld) lagoon isld 60 miles W of Sydney isld which is a lagoon is.

p 370. Enderbury Isd. 3°. 08' S. 171.08.30' W. a lagoon isld with almost dry lagoon — 18 ft high above shore-reef, but with drift timber showing that sometimes almost drowned.

p. 379 — Reefs lagoon-like submerged, two miles & a half NW(?) from Turtle isld or Vatoa;— latter encircled — Toofona, only volcano, near Friendly isld.