. The earth and its inhabitants .. . ^ Reefs exposed at low water. Depths. Oto80 Feet. Î0 Feet and upwai ds. 18 Miles. Both the crocodile and the dugong, formerly numerous on the coast, have become extremely rare, if they have not already disappeared altogether. The first vertebra of the dugong is considered the most precious object that a chief can bestow on a subject, being a distinctive mark of an order of nobility. When a happy mortal is judged worthy of this honour, his fingers are bound tightly

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