The Bocks of Tristan d'Acunha. 



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settlement, called Edinburgh, lies on a broader and more even 

 stretch of low land which extends westwards. At the margin of 

 the lower tract a small low secondary cliff has been formed by the 

 waves. Steep slopes of debris lead to the settlement from the cliffs, 

 here and there broken into ledges and deep gullies by which ascent 

 to the summit is made easy. At the landing-place the beach is 



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RISTAN D'ACUNHA 

 76 u o ft 



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INACCESSIBLE ISLAND 

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Fig. 1. — Plan of the Tristan d'Acunha group. 

 le position of Herald Point in Tristan d'Acunha is lat. 37° 2' 45" S., long, 12° IS' 20" W. 



formed of black volcanic sand, but elsewhere in the neighbourhood 

 of coarse basaltic boulders. 



The perpendicular rocks that encircle the island attain a height of 

 1,000 to 2,000 feet, and form a terrace or plateau on which stands a 

 conical peak, reminding one of the Peak of Tenerife ; its summit, 

 covered with snow for nearly the whole year, attains a height of 



