Scottish geographical magazine . BEEF gEA^^E^FiiMTIWH CAPE VERD ISLANDS TO SUMATRA Track of the Valdivia shown thus Soundings in fathoms thus i lailerljvLvSJ > Scoiusi Geognptica M»g»ziiie, 1893 THE SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZIJn^E. THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. By F. W. Christian. {Read before the Society in on February lith.) Imteoduction. A GOOD many years ago I took a schoolboys fancy to visit the islandsof the Pacific, one of the pardonable ambitions of youth which it is sorarely given to us to realise. I will tell you first how I came to hearof the Carolines, how I got there, how I
Scottish geographical magazine . BEEF gEA^^E^FiiMTIWH CAPE VERD ISLANDS TO SUMATRA Track of the Valdivia shown thus Soundings in fathoms thus i lailerljvLvSJ > Scoiusi Geognptica M»g»ziiie, 1893 THE SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZIJn^E. THE CAROLINE ISLANDS. By F. W. Christian. {Read before the Society in on February lith.) Imteoduction. A GOOD many years ago I took a schoolboys fancy to visit the islandsof the Pacific, one of the pardonable ambitions of youth which it is sorarely given to us to realise. I will tell you first how I came to hearof the Carolines, how I got there, how I fared there, and what I didthere, and will then go on to describe the geographical situation of thearchipelago and something of its history and products. Then I willgiAe you some views representing the beautiful scenery of these islands,and some types of the folk who inhabit them. I will also bring up onthe canvas before you some views of an enchanted region of archaeology—views of some massive and wonderful works in stone
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