PRELIMINARY REPORT. 
59 
= Position ee 
S Date. : eee: aoe Nature 
a 1899. acl of Remarks, 
& Latitude | Longitude |Sur-) Bot- a3 | eet 
val South, West. jface.| tom. | Ag | 
° Yy ° / ° ° | 
154 /Nov. 1/19 52 140 16 |77|35 |2284)Red clay. 20 miles from last station. 
155| * 120 07 |141.00 |78|35 {2391 eral particles.|40 miles from last station, 
ed clay. 
156 |Nov. 2/20 31 \142 00 |77)85 |2467/Red clay. No or-/60 miles from last station. 
ganic remains. 
157/| «© (90 46.5/142 51 |78|35 |2315/Red clay and num-|About 5 miles southeast from Nuku- 
ber of globigerinae.| tipipi. 
158] «© (99 43 1143 0.5/77/39 | 649|Coral sand. Broken|About 1 mile southeast of Nukutipipi. 
shells. Pteropods. 
Nukuripret ro Hereaeretur vid Anu ANURUNGA AND ANU ANURARO. 
ce} 7 fe} / ° oO 
159 |Nov. 2/20 42 {143 03 | 77 736|Coral sand, ptero-|1 mile W.N.W. on course of Nuku- 
pods, broken shells,| tipipi to Anu Anurunga. 
manganese particles. 
160] * {90 40 |143 09 | 78} 35.5 |1609|Coral sand. Few|Half way to Anu Anurunga. Sound- 
globigerinae. Man-| ing indicates a low ridge connecting 
ganese particles. the islands of the Gloucester group. 
161) « 120 37 1143 15 |78]39 | 574)Pteropod _ ooze.|1 mile off east side of Anu Anurunga. 
Coarse coral sand 
and manganese par- 
ticles. 
162| * (20 87 [143 18 |78|38.5| 659|Coral sand, ptero-|One mile northwest of Anu Anurunga, 
pods, and broken} on line to Anu Anuraro. 
shells. 
163| « “120 34 |143 23 | 78] 35.2 ]1890|Light gray glob.|Half way to Anu Anuraro from Anu 
ooze. Small and} Anurunga. 
large globigerinae. 
164) “ 120 29 | 143 29 | 78 | 40.7 | 438|Coral sand. 8 of mile from shore off southeast side 
of Anu Anuraro. 
165| « {20 97 |143 82 |77| 49.5] 406|Coral sand. Ptero-|} mile northwest of Anu Anuraro. 
pods. Small man-| St. 165 to 168, line Anu Anuraro to 
ganese nodules. Hereheretue. 
166] * «120 15 | 144 00 | 77 | 34.8 |2265|Red clay. Globig-|26 miles from last station. 
erinae. Manganese. 
167|Nov, 3/20 02 | 144 28 | 78 | 34.9 ]2524/Very soft red clay.|3 miles from last station. Continue to 
Few globigerinae. | find manganese particles and small 
nodules at nearly every sounding. 
168| © 19 54 |144 48 |77/35 |1719/Globigerina ooze. [6 miles from last station. Kast of 
Hereheretue. 
169} « “119 54 | 144 53 |78139.5| 594|Coarse coral sand. {1 mile off the east coast of Hereheretue. 
HereEnERETUE TO TAHITI VIA MEHETIA. 
oO A Oo , ce} ce} 
170 Nov. 3/19 54 |144 59 |78| 62.1} 189|Coral sand. Manga-|;%; mile from edge of reef on west side 
nese particles. of Hereheretue. St. 170 to 176, line 
Hereheretue to Mehetia. 
171| « 19 50 1145 03 |78/ 35.3 /1688/Light gray glob.|/5.3 miles northwest of Hereheretue. 
ooze. Manganese 
particles. 
172| © “19 92 |145 47 177/35 (2322/Red clay with glo-|50 miles from last station. 
bigerinae. 
