270 



INDEX. 



149 

 172 



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Lucepara . . . .226 



Lutke, Adm. , on fissures across 

 coral-islands , . . 126 



Luzon, recently elevated . 170 



Luzon ..... 228 



Lyell, Mr., on channels into 

 the lagoons of atolls . . 47 



on the lowness of their 



leeward sides . . 137 



on the antiquity of cer- 

 tain corals . . .96 



— on the apparent con- 

 tinuity of distinct coral- 

 islands , 



on the recently elevated 



beds of the Red Sea . 



on the outline of the 



areas of subsidence 



Macassar sir. , 



Macclesfield bank . 

 Madagascar, quick growth of 



corals at . 



madreporitic rock of 



Madagascar .... 



Madjiko-sima 



Madura {Java) 



Madura {India) . 



Mahlos Mahdoo, theory of 



formation .... 

 Malacca, recently elevated . 

 Malacca .... 

 Malcolmson, Dr., on recent 



elevation of W. coast of India 



on recent elevation of 



Camaran isld. . 



179 



223 

 231 



103 

 171 



239 

 229 

 222 

 233 



139 

 171 



226 



169 



172 

 195 



Maiden. .... 

 Maldiva atolls, and theory of 

 their formation 44, 134, 135, 139 



steepness of their flanks. 39 



growth of coral at . . 103 



Maldiva arch. 

 Mangaia isld. 



recently elevated 



Mangaia 



Mangs 



Marianas, recently elevated 



• 234 

 . 107 



148, 175 



• 193 

 . 216 



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Mariana arch. . . .215 

 Mariere . , . .215 



Marquesas arch. . . .191 

 Marshall arch. . . . 204 

 Marshall isld. . . .216 

 Martinique .... 262 

 Mart ires . . . .215 

 Mary's St. in Madagascar, 



harbour made in reefs . 89 

 Mary isld. . . . .196 

 Matia, or Aurora . . ,189 

 Matilda atoll. . , . 100 

 Mauritius, fringing-reefs of . 73 

 depths at which corals 



live there . 

 recently elevated 



io6, 107 

 . 170 

 • 235 

 . 69 

 . 190 

 37, 142 

 91 



Mauritius 



Maurua, section of 

 Maurua 



Menchikoff atoll . 

 Mendana arch. 

 Menaana isles . . , 208 

 Mexico, gulf of . . -255 

 Millepora complasata at Keel- 

 ing atoll . . . .21 

 Mifidoro . . . .228 

 Mohilla .... 238 

 Molucca islands, recently ele- 

 vated 169 



Mopeha. . . . .191 

 Moresby, Capt., on boring 



through coral-reefs . . 99 

 Morty , . . . .219 

 Mosquito coast . . . 260 

 Musquillo atoll . . . 141 

 Mysol 218 



Namourrek group . .141 

 Natunas .... 226 

 Navigator arch., elevation of. 168 

 Navigator arch. . . . 199 

 Nederlandisch . . . 209 

 Nelson, Lieut., on the consoli- 

 dation of coral-rocks under 

 water . . . .98 

 theory of coral-forma- 

 tions .... 122 





