INDEX. 



273 



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Sulphur islds. . . .216 



Sumatra, recently elevated . 169 

 Sumatra . . . .224 



Stcmbawa .... 222 

 Surf favourable to the growth 



of massive corals . . 87 



Swallow shoal . . . 232 



Sydney is Id. . . . .196 



Tahiti, alleged proofs of its 



recent elevation 

 Tahiti ..... 

 Temperature of the sea at the 



Galapagos arch. 

 Tenasserim .... 

 Tenimber is Id. 



Teturoa .... 

 Theories on coral-formations 



115. 



Theory of subsidence, and 

 objections to . . 120, 145 



Thickness, vertical, of barrier- 

 reefs .... 69, 



Jhomas, St. . 



Tikopia 



Timor, recently elevated 



Timor . 



Timor-latit . 



Tokan-Bessees 



Tongatabou . 



Tonquin 



Toubai 



Toufoa 



Toupoua 



Traditions of change in coral- 

 islds. 



Triclacnse embedded in coral- 

 rock . 



left exposed in the Low 



arch. . 



Tubular ia, quick growth of 



Tumbelan 



Tumeffe reef 



Ttirtle 



Ualan 



174 

 189 



84 

 226 

 217 

 190 



122 



128 

 261 

 207 

 169 

 219 

 217 

 223 

 200 



233 

 191 

 201 

 207 



123 



149 



. 162 

 . 105 



. 226 

 ■ 360 

 . 202 



. 212 



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Vanikoro, section of . .69 

 Vanikoro, its state and changes 



in its reefs . . . 161 



Vanikoro .... 207 

 Vine reef .... 209 

 Virgin Gorda . . .261 

 Viti arch. .... 202 

 Volcanic islands, with living 

 corals on their shores . 84 



matter, probably not 



associated with thick 

 masses of coral-rock . 148 

 Volcanoes, authorities for their 



position on the map 151, 152, 153 

 their presence deter- 

 mined by the move- 

 ments in progress . 175 



absent or extinct in the 



areas of subsidence I TJ, 178 



Waigiou .... 217 

 Wallis isld. . . . .201 



Washington . . . . 197 

 Wells' reef .... 209 

 Wellstead, Lieut., account of 



a ship coated with corals . 104 

 West Indies, banks of sedi- 

 ment fringed by reefs . 81 



recently elevated . . 172 



West Indies . . . .252 



Whitsunday isld., view of . 16 



changes in its state . 125 



Williams, Rev. J., on tradi- 

 tions of the natives regard- 

 ing coral-islds. . . . 123 



on antiquity of certain 



corals . . .107 



Wolchonsky . ., .188 



Wo stock . . . .194 



Xulla islds. . 



York isld. 

 Yucutan, coast of . 



. 218 



. 196 



• 259 



Zones of different kinds 0/ 

 corals outside the same 

 reefs . . . .91, 101 



883 



