BY D. MAWSON. 



441' 



Local Features. 



Vila. — In the vicinity of Vila the hills are low, seldom exceeding 

 350 ft. in height; almost all the outcrops are of coral limestone, 

 and though so near the surface very little is seen of the underlying 

 soapstone. Similar low hilly country occupies the whole of the 

 southern division of the island. 



Directly behind the township is an arm of the sea, Erakor 

 Lagoon, encircled for the most part hy coral-covered hills 350 ft. 

 in height. This coral limestone is not more than 100 ft. thick, 

 being underlaid by soapstone beds, found outcropping best in the 

 vicinity of Largeaux's plantation, where they dip 8° S., 60° W. 



Shepherd's Hill, a prominent feature of the south side of 

 Vila Harbour, is a raised reef, at first sight apparently wholly 



Fig. 4. Section of the north face of Shepherd's Hill, Efat^. 



built up of coral limestone material. At its eastern end where 

 it was examined (see text-fig. 4) it rises very steeply to a height 



