. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. THE COMPLETED ATOLL. 273 If another boat with its crew were lying at the time off the reef, a line, carried to it through the surf by an expert swim- mer, might prove a means of rescue:—and so, in 1840, we safely reached our ship. To those approaching such a shore in a boat, prudence would give the advice—first, drop, some dis- tance outside of the breakers, a kedge or anchor, for aid both in landing on, and leaving, the reef. But the bottom off a cor- al island is often bad anchoring ground. And then, if the kedge thus planted holds
. Corals and coral islands. Coral reefs and islands; Corals. THE COMPLETED ATOLL. 273 If another boat with its crew were lying at the time off the reef, a line, carried to it through the surf by an expert swim- mer, might prove a means of rescue:—and so, in 1840, we safely reached our ship. To those approaching such a shore in a boat, prudence would give the advice—first, drop, some dis- tance outside of the breakers, a kedge or anchor, for aid both in landing on, and leaving, the reef. But the bottom off a cor- al island is often bad anchoring ground. And then, if the kedge thus planted holds firm, in spite of the jerking waves, well and good. If not . The accompanying plate represents a scene on Bowditch or Fakaafo Island, sketched by Mr. A. T. Agate, one of the artists of the Wilkes Exploring Expedition, and copied from Volume V. of Wilkes's Narrative of the Expedition. This island is. FAKAAFO, OB BOWDITCH ISLAND. the easternmost of three small atolls, situated to the north of the Samoan or Navigator Group, near the parallels of 8^°, 9°, and 9|° S., and between the meridians of 171° and 172^° W., 18. 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 Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895. New York : Dodd & Mead
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