. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. NORTH MELANESIA. 321 yet been determined. The Admiralty Archipelago consists mainly of coralline rocks, and here a mass, 2,970 feet high, occupying the centre of the large island of Taui, is alone said to be of plutonic origin. Among the less elevated hills in New Hanover, Tombara (New Ireland), and Fig. 138.' White Bay. Scale 1 : 170, 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 Solo
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. NORTH MELANESIA. 321 yet been determined. The Admiralty Archipelago consists mainly of coralline rocks, and here a mass, 2,970 feet high, occupying the centre of the large island of Taui, is alone said to be of plutonic origin. Among the less elevated hills in New Hanover, Tombara (New Ireland), and Fig. 138.' White Bay. Scale 1 : 170, 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-. 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 Reclus, Elisée, 1830-1905; Ravenstein, Ernest George, 1834-1913; Keane, A. H. (Augustus Henry), 1833-1912. New York, D. Appleton and company
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