. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. 22 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Vatu Vara (Plates 25, 26). — The mass of the island rises as a vast truncated pyramid, presenting along the summit an almost perpendic- ular cliff 200 feet high. It possesses a sub-horizontal summit of some forty acres. On closer examination, the top is seen to contain innumer-. VATU VARA SEEN FROM 3IAXGO. able pits and depressions, varj-ing from 6 to 30 feet in depth. Traces of live uplifts are visible on its ascent. Three of these are '"terrace" formatio
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology; Zoology. 22 BULLETIN: MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Vatu Vara (Plates 25, 26). — The mass of the island rises as a vast truncated pyramid, presenting along the summit an almost perpendic- ular cliff 200 feet high. It possesses a sub-horizontal summit of some forty acres. On closer examination, the top is seen to contain innumer-. VATU VARA SEEN FROM 3IAXGO. able pits and depressions, varj-ing from 6 to 30 feet in depth. Traces of live uplifts are visible on its ascent. Three of these are '"terrace" formations. Two are in form of beach-erosion lines. Tathata (Plate 27). — Seen from the southeast, it looks like a hat. From the east it appears to consist of six steps arranged symmetrically. 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 Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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