General Notes On South Pacific Island Groups 2

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General Notes On South Pacific Island Groups 2

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Author : Charles Wallace 1868-1932 Richmond
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2021-09-10

General Notes On South Pacific Island Groups 2 written by Charles Wallace 1868-1932 Richmond and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-10 with categories.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

General Notes On South Pacific Island Groups

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1930

General Notes On South Pacific Island Groups written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1930 with Birds categories.

General notes and lists of birds in various areas of the South Pacific. Vol. 1 deals with Tuamotu, Marquesas, Line, Caroline Atoll, Harvey or Cook, and includes general notes and other lists of Rapa and vicinity, the Samoan group, clues to the identity of South Pacific birds, and the islands east and northeast of Samoa. Vol. 2 deals with Fiji, Rotuma and vicinity, Horne islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Banks, Santa Cruz, Tokelau or Union, and Uvea or Wallace, and includes a general index to both volumes 1 and 2.

The South Pacific And New Guinea Past And Present

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Author : William Wyatt Gill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1892

The South Pacific And New Guinea Past And Present written by William Wyatt Gill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1892 with Cook Islands categories.

South Pacific Commission

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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963

South Pacific Commission written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs. Subcommittee on International Organizations and Movements and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with categories.

Background Notes

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Author : United States. Department of State. Office of Media Services
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975

Background Notes written by United States. Department of State. Office of Media Services and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Area studies categories.

Regional Air Links In The South Pacific Island Groups

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Author : Institute of Air Transport (ITA)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984

Regional Air Links In The South Pacific Island Groups written by Institute of Air Transport (ITA) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with categories.

Information Notes No 6

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1945

Information Notes No 6 written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1945 with Islands of the Pacific categories.

The South Pacific And New Guinea

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Author : William Wyatt Gill
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2015-06-17

The South Pacific And New Guinea written by William Wyatt Gill and has been published by Forgotten Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-17 with Social Science categories.

Excerpt from The South Pacific and New Guinea: Past and Present; With Notes on the Hervey Group, an Illustrative Song and Various Myths The true coral islands, or atolls, are very unattractive, rising only 10 or 15 ft. above high-water mark. The soil consists merely of sand and broken coral, washed on to the reefs by Old Ocean. In this wretched soil grow luxuriantly the coco-nut palm, the screw pine, Cordia Hernandia, Calophyllum inophyllum, with a few other lofty forest trees and low shrubs. Seagoing canoes, carefully preserved from generation to generation, are made out of the Cordia, the wood of the Calophyllum being too hard to be hollowed out with their ancient shell adzes. So poor is the vegetation of these atolls that not more than fifty species of plants have been found in the Tokelau, Ellice, and Gilbert Groups. All the species consist of littoral plants found on the volcanic islands. The fauna of these atolls consists chiefly of a few birds, lizards, small brown rats, and insects. On approaching one of them, the eye rests upon a forest of coco-nut palms rising apparently out of the ocean; so abundantly does this invaluable palm - the staff of life to thousauds of Polynesians - grow on these tropical sand-banks, the roots (in many instances) layed by the sea. In three atolls known to me, the lagoons are of fresh water, thereby enabling the inhabitants to cultivate successfully the food-plants of the volcanic islands. The singular circumstance of a large body of fresh water, marked off from the ocean by only half-a-mile of coral reef, may be thus accounted for; these atolls are believed to be situated over the craters of former volcanoes, and there must be a submarine connection between them and some of the volcanic islands where mountain streams are abundant. These atolls suffer much from drought. I have known a drought on one of them (Arorae) to last for eight years. On these atolls the natives obtain brackish water by digging in the sand and coral. The water (misnamed "milk") of the coco-nut is therefore highly valued. Happily, the lagoons and surrounding ocean are alive with fish easily caught. As, however, experience proves that it is impossible to sustain life for any length of time on fish only, in times of drought and consequent famine, the natives fell coco-nut palms and eat the crown, which is very palatable. Even the green fronds and roots are pounded and the sap eagerly sucked, in order to counteract the evils resulting from an exclusively fish diet. As might be expected, the natives of Arorae were mere skeletons, and their naturally dark-brown skin became almost black. On a subsequent visit, when abundant rains had fallen, I was glad to see the natural colour restored to their (comparatively) plump bodies. Several elevated coral islands are found in the South Pacific. Evidently they have been lifted up by successive stages and sudden movements. The islands of Mare, Lifu, Uvea, Niue, &c, are of this order. On these there are clear indications of three distinct upheavals, which took place at very long intervals. These islands are old enough to have a considerable depth of vegetable soil, covered with coco-nut and other trees, yet not comparable with the volcanic islands for fertility. The cliffs are pierced by large caverns, formerly used as cemeteries, or as places of refuge for the vanquished in battle. Scores of these caves are filled with mummies. Stalactite and stalagmite abound, and form thick and fast-growing layers of lime-rock. I have sometimes chipped off pieces of lime-rock embedding human bones. It is perfectly well understood amongst the natives what tribes or families have the right to use these caverns. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

Miscellaneous Publication

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1942

Miscellaneous Publication written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1942 with Agriculture categories.

Crustacean Biogeography

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Author : Robert H. Gore
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-22

Crustacean Biogeography written by Robert H. Gore and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with Science categories.

This work covers the geographical distribution of Crustaceans with hypotheses on how the distribution took place, based on fossil and recent records.