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MIRANTES lsLANDS.—4AÀ group of small islands a pe south-west of 
the Seychelles. The principal islands are Poivre, Africa n, Eagle, Darros, - 
Isle des Roches, and Boudeuse. fen little farther south, in 4r T: ^» E 
lat, is Alphonse Island, and e ward, i in a ong., 
Coetivy Island; and Platte Island. is in 6° S. They produce tale 
besides coconuts. 
Hemsley, W. B. Botany of the “Challenger” Expedition, i., Intro- 
eee pp. 16-17. 
vegetation consists of a few T almost all of wide range in 
ewig districts, and none of them endemic. 
ALDEBRA.—A. group of coralline islands, en 30,000 acres in extent, 
to the ort of Madagascar, in about 9° 30' S. lat. They are only 
about 200 feet high ; the shore is fringed with mangroves, and the whole 
surface covered with forest which has not been botanically investigated. 
The group consists of Mg Middie, South, and Euphrates, guess ^ 
AssuMPTION, Astove, St. Pierre, Providence, Cerf, and Farquhar 
are small islands near r Addebra; concerning i little is known, though 
they are claimed as dependencies of Mauri dem Farther to the east is 
Galega or Agalega, and southward, in 15? to 17^ S. lat., the Car, 
'or St. Brandon group, aelading Albatross, Tromelin, and Coco fdas. 
GLORIOSO GROUP, much nearer Madagascar, in about 11° 20’ S. 
lat. and 47° 20’ E. long., is also regarded as British. They are Dulise, ~ 
Verte, and Glorieuse. 
OSMOLEDO GROUP consists of North, South, Polyte, Wizard, 
and Menai islands. 
Hemsley, W. x Botany of the * Challenger” Expedition, i., Intro- 
duction, pp. 16- 
ISTERDAM il Sr. PauL Istanps.—These islands are very remote 
from any other land, except Kerguelen, and that is nearly 10 degrees 
distant. They are situated between 37° and 39° S. lat., and in about 
77° 30' E. long., and are of volcanic origin. Amsterdam is about six 
miles across, rising to a height of 2,760 feet; aa St. Paul is about a 
quarter of that size, with an ‘elevation of 840 fee 
Hooker, J. D. Enumeration of the Plants ‘of Amsterdam and St. 
Paul Islands : Journal of the Linnean Society, xiv., p. 475. 
Hemsley, W. B. Botany of the “ Challenger” Expedition, i., 2, pp. 
259-281, tt. 41-45 and 52. 
Altogether thirty-eight vascular plants are known to exist in these 
islands, half of which are Flowering Plants and half Ferns und Lyco- 
pods. There is no endemic genus, but nine of the species of Flowering 
Plants have not been found elsewhere. Phylica nitida, a small tree, and 
Spartina arundinacea, a reed, are the commonest plants here as well as 
in the Tristan da Cunha group. 
RGUELEN Istanp.—This island is claimed as a French possession in 
Bayle’s “ Atlas Goloniale,” but it does not appear to have been formal ly 
annexed. It is situated between 48° 39’ and 49° 44'S. lat., and in 
68° 30’ to 70° 30’ E. long. 
Hooker, J. D. Flora of Kerguelen Island : beue Transac- 
tions of the Royal Society of London, elxviii., pp. 5-93, 
MT. . B. Botany of the * Challenger ” endi. Lh 
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