. Boston journal of natural history. Natural history. The figures represent the depth of water in fathoms. The dotted lines inside of the reef indicate coral patches nearly bare at low tide. The arrow denotes a passage through the reef to the main island. The other figures explain them- selves. The centre of the island is in 28" 22' N. lat., and 178^ 30' VV. long. • The British whale ship Gledstanes, Capt. J. R. Brown, was wrecked on the reef at midnight of July 9th, 1837. The cut here given is reduced from a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may h
. Boston journal of natural history. Natural history. The figures represent the depth of water in fathoms. The dotted lines inside of the reef indicate coral patches nearly bare at low tide. The arrow denotes a passage through the reef to the main island. The other figures explain them- selves. The centre of the island is in 28" 22' N. lat., and 178^ 30' VV. long. • The British whale ship Gledstanes, Capt. J. R. Brown, was wrecked on the reef at midnight of July 9th, 1837. The cut here given is reduced from a. 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 Boston Society of Natural History. [Boston, Boston Society of Natural History]
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