. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 0 to 32 Feet. Depths. 32 to 80 Feet. SO Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. into two ridges forming the extreme south-eastern fork of New Guinea, and reap- pearing at intervals in the Moresby and Massim (Louisiade) archipelagoes. The channel here separating the mainland from Hayter and the other eastern islands has received from Moresby the name of China Strait, because it offers a direct route for vessels pljdng between Australia and China. The shores of this channel present some of the most enchanting scenery in the whole of Melanesia. Owen Stanley was the first
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 0 to 32 Feet. Depths. 32 to 80 Feet. SO Feet and upwards. 60 Miles. into two ridges forming the extreme south-eastern fork of New Guinea, and reap- pearing at intervals in the Moresby and Massim (Louisiade) archipelagoes. The channel here separating the mainland from Hayter and the other eastern islands has received from Moresby the name of China Strait, because it offers a direct route for vessels pljdng between Australia and China. The shores of this channel present some of the most enchanting scenery in the whole of Melanesia. Owen Stanley was the first to determine, in 1848, the completely insular character of the eastern archipelago. East of the China Strait, the south-east extremity of New Guinea is continued
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