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when the sea was cutting, in the andesite, a bench at an elevation of 

 75 to 80 feet about present sea-level, a reef was forming out to sea 

 on the maturely eroded topography of the andesite. The succeeding 

 uplift has been so recent that none of these features is yet destroyed. 

 The observations made in the second traverse on the southern coast 



Figure 14. Sketch Map and Cross-section of an Elevated Coral-reef near 

 Vunilangi, Vanua Lcvu. 



White — coralliferous lagoon sediments. Black — elevated reef. 1 — Sandy 

 beach. 2 — Elevated barrier reef. 3 — Elevated lagoon flat. 4 — Coral- 

 covered knoll. 



may now be noted. Savu Savu Bay is a wide, enclosed sheet of water, 

 reaching 8 to 10 miles towards the center of Vanua Levu. The sub- 

 mature hills overlooking the bay are composed of rocks similar to 

 those found about Lambasa. The lower slopes display andesitic 



