. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Sands and Eeefs exposed at low water. liepths. etc 25 Fathoms. 25 Fathoms and upwaids. 3 Miles. neighbouring islets no igneous cones have yet been discovered, but the volcanic system again reappears in the Solomon Archipelago. Here, the large island of Bougainville consists from one extremity to the other of a continuous igneous range describing a regular curve whose concave side faces north-eastwards ; Balbi, its culminating peak, has an altitude of 10,170 feet ; but Bagana, situated in the 21-

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