. The earth and its inhabitants .. . I34°55 0 to 12 Fathoms. Depths. 12 to 500 Fathoms. 500 Fathoms and upwards. 3 Miles. Tahiti or Society group. Here Maupiti, rising over 300 feet above an atoll, is followed by the twin-crested Bora-Bora (2,300 feet), Tahaa (1,300 feet), Huahine (1,180 feet), and the isolated Tapamanoa, leading to the superb group of Tahiti proper. Moorea or Eimeo, westernmost of this group, is dominated bj'^ the long extinct Tohivea (4,000 feet), whose decomposed lavas now support a luxuriant

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