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Fig. 142 Crater Lake at Isabel Island, Mexico, showing one of the sea stacks at 

 the left and Velero III at the right. The forest of low trees in the fore- 

 ground is occupied by nesting man-o'-war birds. Chart 69, p. 40+. 



Fig. 143 Wave-worn coast of Isabel Island, Mexico, showing the Velero III and 

 one of her launches in the left middle distance and a portion of the 

 Mexican mainland beneath the cloud bank on the right horizon. 



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Fig. 144 Panorama of Isabel Island, Mexico, showing on the left the highest 

 portion of the eastern half of the island, in the center the two stacks, 

 crater lake, and reef-enclosed landing place, and on the right the semi- 

 detached headland behind which may be seen the Velero III and the 

 cloud-banked mainland of Sinaloa. 



Fig. 145 Reef on which much shore collecting was accomplished at Isabel Island, 

 Mexico. Landings were made in the shallow cove to the right, which 

 was reached through the narrow passage seen above the first headland. 



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Fig. 146 Rocky beach at Isabel Island, Mexico, showing nesting blue-footed 

 boobies in the lower left-hand corner and a much-eroded sea stack in 

 the right background. 



Fig. 147a Beach at Tenacatita Bay, Mexico, showing thatched huts occupied 

 seasonally by palm nut harvesters in the middle distance. Chart 70, 

 p. 404. 



Fig. 147b The southeast shore of Tenacatita Bay, Mexico, from Tenacatita Head 

 on the left to Navidad Head, the cluster of islets on the right, has an 

 average elevation of from 400 to 500 feet. A grove of coquita nut palms 

 may be seen beyond the beach. 



