XVI. Lau islands (Katafnaga, Tuvutha, Vanua Mbalavu, Thithia, Mothe, Karoni, Lakemba, Namuka, Kambara, Wangava), May 3- July 23, 1934

Related Titles

Contained In: Chalmer L. Cooper papers, c. 1932 - 1944

Series: SIA Acc. 16-046

Series: Smithsonian Field Book Project : an initiative to improve access to field book content that documents natural history

By

Ladd, Harry S., (Harry Stephen) 1899-1982

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1934

Notes

The notebook documents the geological work of Harry S. Ladd in the Lau islands of Fiji, May 3 - July 23, 1934. The volume begins with a table of contents with page number and island name: Katafnaga, Tuvutha, Vanua Mbalavu, Thithia, Mothe, Karoni, Lakemba, Namuka, Kambara, Wangava, as well as water samples. Entries are dated and headed with island name. Description are listed per identifier (L309 to L427) and contain location information as well as geological characteristics of terrain (color, composition, measurements). Also includes tables of data for traverses: sta., pace., elev., dir. ahead, and remarks as well as a summary of water samples.

Subjects

Field notes , Fiji , Geology , Lau , Paleontology

BHL Collections

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.133577