. The coral reefs of the tropical Pacific. Albatross (Steamer); Coral reefs and islands. 52 "ALBATROSS" TROPICAL PACIFIC EXPEDITION. at the distance at which the " Peacock " sailed, she might have seen only the bare part of the southwestern part of the atoll. But as Dana's description is not based upon his own observation, too much reliance should not be placed upon what he states on the authority of Old Ledge Dam and Spur, Lagoon Side of West Coast of Rangiroa. Tikahau. Plates SO, figs. 2-4.; 201, 302; 9M4, fig. 4- On approaching the west side of Tikahau, we found
. The coral reefs of the tropical Pacific. Albatross (Steamer); Coral reefs and islands. 52 "ALBATROSS" TROPICAL PACIFIC EXPEDITION. at the distance at which the " Peacock " sailed, she might have seen only the bare part of the southwestern part of the atoll. But as Dana's description is not based upon his own observation, too much reliance should not be placed upon what he states on the authority of Old Ledge Dam and Spur, Lagoon Side of West Coast of Rangiroa. Tikahau. Plates SO, figs. 2-4.; 201, 302; 9M4, fig. 4- On approaching the west side of Tikahau, we found it much like the west coast of Rangiroa, broken up into islands and islets (PI. 20, fig. 2) separated by gaps, some of them of considerable width, with here and there reaches of the old ledge cropping out in them, and in one place a part of the ledge was standing in the gap as a honeycombed, pitted, and undercut mass of columns of irregular shape, similar to the great sea wall ledge on the south shore of Rangiroa. We could see several islets covered with trees in the interior of the lagoon, as well as rocky ledges similar to the ancient wall ledge on the outer land belt mentioned above (PI. 20, fig. 3). The entrance to Tikahau is in a gap on the western side, between low islands covered with cocoanut trees. The entrance is, like that of the passes into Rangiroa, flanked with ledges and islets. The structure of this atoll is in every way identical to that of Rangiroa, the sea faces of the island belt being high sand beaches alternating with exposed ledges. The. 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 Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910. Cambridge, Printed for the Museum
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