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be possible to inaugurate a program of current and plankton studies, 

 especially within Iwayama Bay, to determine the reasons for, and to 

 provide a better understanding of, the distribution of various corals 

 and other benthic invertebrates within the confines of the Bay. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The fieldwork described in these pages was carried out under ar- 

 rangements with the Pacific Science Board (NAS-NRC) and the 

 Office of Naval Research [contract N7onr-291(57) J. Work in the 

 Palaus would have been impossible without the approval and thorough 

 cooperation of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Especially 

 we wish to express our appreciation to High Commissioner D. 

 H. Nucker, Executive Officer A. M. Hurt, and their staffs in Guam. 

 In Palau, District Administrator Donald Heron extended every pos- 

 sible courtesy, and his staff, including Francis B. Mahoney, Robert P. 

 Owen, and many others, were wholeheartedly cooperative and inter- 

 ested in our program. We likewise cannot overlook the Trustees of the 

 George Vanderbilt Foundation and the authorities of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, who made our participation possible. 



PALAUAN GEOGRAPHIC NAMES 



The names used in this account are those to be found on the charts 

 of the U. S. Hydrographic Office and the maps of the U. S. Corps of 

 Engineers. The spellings of these names may bear little resemblance 

 to their pronunciations. We therefore offer the following table, the 

 left-hand column listing the names as taken from published charts and 

 used herein, and the right-hand column listing the phonetic spellings 

 by Kramer, or supplied to us by Sumang Y. 



Angaur (Island) a Ngeaur 



Ankosu (Point) Nghus 



Arakabesan (Island) Ngarekobasang 



Arekalong (Peninsula) Ngaregolong 



Ateshi (River) [also Addeido] a Did 



Aulong (Island) a Ulong 



Aurapusbekaru (Island) [also Auluptagel] Ulupsagel 



Babelthuap (Island) Babldaop 



EilMalk (Island) a Ilmalk 



Geruherugairu (Pass) Ngaregelngael 



Kayangel (Atoll) Nggeiangel 



Malakal (Island) Malagal 



Matal Eigad (Falls of a Did R.) Madal a Jegad 



Nardueis (Island) Ngarduais 



Orukuizu (Islands) Ngerkuid 



Palau [also Palao, Pelew, etc.] Pelau or Belau 



Peleliu Peliliou 



Urukthapel Ngurukdapel 



