PRELIMINARY REPORT. 
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Fy a Position. pres - Mics 
a 1899. | ae of Remarks. 
é Latitude | Longitude |Sur-| Bot- 28 hilt 
3B South. West. _|face.] tom. Ag 
RanerRoa TO TIKEHAU AND TO MATAHIvA. 
fe) ” ° f ° ° 
36 |Sept. 21/14 45 [147 38 | 80 706|Voleanic rock frag-/Stations 32-35 referred to H. O. Chart 
ments. No. 77, corrected to 1899. 
Distant 16 miles northeast of Avatoru 
Pass, Rangiroa, according to H. O. 
Chart No. 77. Stations 36 to 60 
referred to H. O. Chart No. 85, cor- 
i rected to 1891. 
87 |Sept. 24) - . . 80 112|Coral sand. % mile from Beacon at the entrance to 
Avatoru Pass. 
Stations 87 to 42. Running a line 
N., normal in continuation of Avatoru 
Pass. ss 
So lea 80 604/Broken shells and|1$ miles from Beacon, entrance to 
sea-urchins. Ptero-| Avatoru Pass. 
pods. Glob. Rad. 
Mineral particles. 
SOR ees 80 645|Finecoral sand, glob.|Same line, 1 mile farther north. 
ooze. Broken shells 
Mineral particles. 
40s ees 80 661/Coral sand. Glob |Same line, 1 mile farther north. 
Pteropods. A few 
Radiolarians. 
CA AA eee 81 684|Coralsand. Glob.and|2 miles farther north, same line. 
volcanic particles. 
AO ears 81 819/Coral sand. Glob.|24 miles farther north. Same line. 
Volcanic particles. |About 8 miles north, off Avatoru en- 
trance, St. 35 was about 25 miles at 
right angles to Rangiroa, and showed 
a depth of 1462 fathoms, the edge of 
plateau being between it and St. 36. 
Qos 2, ods 14y 08. | 88 341|Coarse coral sand. |About % mile from Reef off south 
shore Rangiroa. 
ae ee 82 391|Coarse coral sand. {1 mile from south shore, Rangiroa. 
AD 82 524/Coarse coral sand,|1 mile from last station. Normal to 
broken shells. Pte-} coast. 
ropods, glob. ooze. 
AG ae 80 450|Pteropod ooze, coral]2 miles from last station. : 
sand, small manga-|Positions of St. 43 to 60 approxi- 
nese nodules, round} mate, referred to H. O. Chart No. 
grains of coral sand.| 85, as corrected by “ Albatross.” 
Aye | ES 82 764\Coral sand, voleanic|3 miles from last station. 
or manganese parti- 
cles. Glob. 
fis) ee 80 897\Glob. Foram. Ptero-|5 miles from last station, 11 m. 8. 15° 
pods. Manganese] W. of Station 44. 
or lava particles. 
49 |. 115: 25: 1148 08. | 80 1123|Coral sand, manga-}. .-----+++e++se reese 
nese (?) particles. 
Globigerinae. 
50 |Sept. 25/15 25.5/148 24.4] 80 1486/Glob. ooze. Manga-|..- +--+ +e eee ee teers 
nese particles (?). : 
Bla "115 09 1148 94 | 80 488|Coarse coral sand.|l1 mile from shore of Tikehau, going 
Glob. towards Matahiva. 
