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reefs appearing above the surface. With the exception of Amboyna and Banda, 

 which do not lie along the general axis of the Southern Moluccas, all these islands 

 are situated beyond the Indonesian volcanic zone. 



The small island of Amboyna, and the still smaller cluster of the Banda islets, 

 formerly enjoyed a commercial importance far beyond that of the larger islands 

 in these waters. They even still retain their political supremacy, though the 

 centre of o-ravity will probably be eventually shifted towards Burn and Ceram, 



Fig. 97. — Btjeu. 

 Scale 1 : 2,000,000. 



127° LSsC or bre enwtch 



Oto25 

 Fathoms. 



25 to 250 

 ■Pathoms. 



Depths. 



250 to 500 

 Fathoms. 



500 to 1.000 

 Fathoms. 



1.000 Fathoms 

 and upwards. 



30 Miles. 



which have already outstripped them in population, and which also possess excel- 

 lent havens. 



Despite its fertility and abundant natural resources Burn is still one of the 

 least-known lands of Indonesia. Near its rock-bound west coast it culminates in 

 the lofty Mount Lamandang, or Tomahu (8,540 feet), with which are connected 

 other mountain masses falling gradually eastwards, but more elevated and precipi- 

 tous along the southern than the northern side. The whole system is disposed 

 in a semicircle with its convex side facing eastwards, and leaving in the centre of 

 the island a large crater-like depression flooded by Lake Wakoholo, 1,900 feet 

 above sea-level. The east coast is indented by the superb Bay of Kayeli, which is 

 encircled by an extensive plain enclosed by an amphitheatre of hills. A geo- 

 graphical dependence of Burn is the hilly and reef -fringed islet of Amblauw, off 

 the south-east coast. 



The islets of Manipa, Kelang, and Bonoa, connecting Buru and Ceram, are 



