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ness of the reef are represented in section B, fio:. 1, the unshaded 

 part of the section beneath the reef being regarded as part of 

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satisfactorily explained. Yanghan's view is based on the 

 physiographic investigations of parts of the eastern coast of 

 Australia by Andrews (1903) ; but a careful review of Andrews' 

 papers and a brief inspection of the region itself in 1914 have 

 convinced me that the explanation just quoted is not the 

 only one that deserves consideration, and that upgrowing coral 



