. The coral reefs of the tropical Pacific. Albatross (Steamer); Coral reefs and islands. 164 ALBATROSS" TROPICAL PACIFIC EXPEDITION. looking over one of the islets of the barrier reef flat, or across one of the gaps between the islets north of Teveiroa into the broad lagoon (Pis. 97, fig. 2 ; 99, fig. 3) of the northern extremity of Bora Bora, the distant edge of which is marked by the great curve of the narrow land rim of Motu Ome, while to the right tower the central summits of Pahia and Native Hut, Bora Bora. Maupiti. Plates 10Jt, figs. 3, 4 ; 105, 30:2 ; 310, fig. >^. The
. The coral reefs of the tropical Pacific. Albatross (Steamer); Coral reefs and islands. 164 ALBATROSS" TROPICAL PACIFIC EXPEDITION. looking over one of the islets of the barrier reef flat, or across one of the gaps between the islets north of Teveiroa into the broad lagoon (Pis. 97, fig. 2 ; 99, fig. 3) of the northern extremity of Bora Bora, the distant edge of which is marked by the great curve of the narrow land rim of Motu Ome, while to the right tower the central summits of Pahia and Native Hut, Bora Bora. Maupiti. Plates 10Jt, figs. 3, 4 ; 105, 30:2 ; 310, fig. >^. The island of Maupiti is not more than six miles in circumference (PI. 210, fig. 4). The highest point of the central island is about 800 feet above the sea (Pis. 104, figs. 3, 4; 105). An irregularly shaped lagoon, forming a series of intricate passages on the lagoon side of the barrier reef flat, sep- arates Maupiti from the wide barrier reef encircling the island. The barrier reef flat in the southern part of the island is more than two miles wide, and through this a narrow channel flanked by two islands, one on the east and one on the west, connects the labyrinth of the lagoon with the sea (PI. 210, fig. 4). The central island is flanked by a wide fringing reef; at certain points this runs across the lagoon and becomes connected with the barrier. 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 Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910. Cambridge, Printed for the Museum
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