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Isla Raza (here there are 15 stations) ; and (2) the Puerto Refugio 

 region, where there are over 30 stations. In both areas the fauna is rich, 

 and much good material has been obtained by all methods of collecting. 



Returning to the mainland, Las Animas Bay is separated from 

 Angeles Bay, the next to the northwest, by a peninsula 5 miles across that 

 terminates in a series of rocky bluffs and sharp, rocky points. Angeles 

 Bay, 4 miles across, is well landlocked, as an extensive series of small 

 islands, the largest of which is South Island, shuts it off from Bal- 

 lenas Channel. There are safe passages between the islands, however, 

 and Angeles Bay provides a really safe harbor, although the water is not 

 deep. Most of the shore consists of sandy beaches, but there are some rock 

 and shingle. A long sandspit extends southwestward from the northern 

 limit of the bay. Some shore collecting has been done here, but much more 

 has been done by dredging, mostly in sand, in and off the bay. 



From the northern extremity of Angeles Bay to Point Final, at the 

 entrance of Gonzaga Bay, 46 miles, there is little variety in the coast 

 line. It consists of regular, high, rocky bluffs, with the exception of the 

 low, sandy portion at Remedios Bay and Remedios Point, 12 miles from 

 Angeles Bay. 



Bluff Point is opposite the north end of Angel de la Guardia Island. 

 Gonzaga (San Luis Gonzales) Bay is a semicircular bay, with low, 

 sandy, or gravelly shore, between Point Final and Willard Point, 8 miles. 

 Just south of Willard Point there is a secondary indentation, Willard 

 Bay. Separated from the head of the bay by a narrow strip of sand is a 

 shallow lagoon. Shore collecting in sand, shingle, and rock and dredging 

 in sand and mud have provided several stations in and near Willard Bay 

 and Gonzaga Bay. 



Along the coast from Willard Point to Point San Felipe, 78 miles, 

 there are no special features. The coast is low and sandy, and even the 

 two most important points, Fermin and Diggs, are not discernible at any 

 great distance. Off the southern portion there are some small islands, 

 the largest of which is San Luis Island, 13 miles from Point Final. It is 

 volcanic, but a low sandspit extends for some distance from the south- 

 western end of the island. There is one station near this sandspit, where 

 pectens were found in abundance in 10 fathoms, sand. Point San Felipe 

 gives some protection to the shallow San Felipe Bay to the south of it. 

 The shore is low and sandy, but there are some rocky bluffs. There are 

 two dredging stations in the bay, one in sand and the other in mud. 



