. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 484 AUSTEALASIA. centre of Pacific navigation, Upolu, the most densely peopled island, being much, frequented by English, American, and German skippers. The chief port, Aj)ia, lies at the head of a semicircular bay on the north side of Upolu, which is sheltered on the west by a long wooded promontory fringed with reefs. Formerly a rendezvous for whalers, Apia now chiefly exj)orts copra, although cotton, coffee, and tobacco plantations have also been laid out. But a protracted war of succession Fig. Scale 1 : 37,000. hôsb sv breenw'ch i7
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. 484 AUSTEALASIA. centre of Pacific navigation, Upolu, the most densely peopled island, being much, frequented by English, American, and German skippers. The chief port, Aj)ia, lies at the head of a semicircular bay on the north side of Upolu, which is sheltered on the west by a long wooded promontory fringed with reefs. Formerly a rendezvous for whalers, Apia now chiefly exj)orts copra, although cotton, coffee, and tobacco plantations have also been laid out. But a protracted war of succession Fig. Scale 1 : 37,000. hôsb sv breenw'ch i7r43- izr-M-' Depths. Rocks exposed at low water. 0 to32 Feet. 32 to 80 Feet. 1,100 Yards. » Feet and upwards. fomented by the Germans has well-nigh ruined its agricultural prospects. The fields and gardens have been wasted up to the very suburbs of Apia, which has itself suffered much from these deplorable rivalries. Apia might be replaced as a seaport by the much safer inlet of Pango-Pango on the south side of Tutuila, but for its remote position. At the bay of Fmiga-sa, on the opposite side of this island, Langle and three other companions of Laperouse were murdered by the natives in Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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