. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 175°20' West or Greenwich 174° 50' Depths. Oto 1,000 Fathoms ] ,000 Fathoms and upwards. 12 Miles. presents a remarkably regular oval shape, with a lake of like form within the circuit of its vast crater. Tonga really comprises two distinct chains, a western with several lofty isolated cones, and an eastern consisting of low islands. Here the large island of Tonga-Tabu itself is merely a level plain of coralline sands un- derlying a thick layer of extremely fertile vegetable humus. The whole island is covered with a rich vegetation of bread-fruit trees, pal
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 175°20' West or Greenwich 174° 50' Depths. Oto 1,000 Fathoms ] ,000 Fathoms and upwards. 12 Miles. presents a remarkably regular oval shape, with a lake of like form within the circuit of its vast crater. Tonga really comprises two distinct chains, a western with several lofty isolated cones, and an eastern consisting of low islands. Here the large island of Tonga-Tabu itself is merely a level plain of coralline sands un- derlying a thick layer of extremely fertile vegetable humus. The whole island is covered with a rich vegetation of bread-fruit trees, palm-groves, and bananas. Other coralline islands, such as the picturesque Yavao group and Nine farther east have been raised to a certain height above sea-level.
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