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Melanesian Islands. — Among the New Hebrides, New 

 Caledonia, Salomon Islands, the evidences of elevation have 

 not yet been examined. 



The details given on the preceding pages may be pre- 

 sented in the following tabular form : — 



Paumotu Archipelago, . 



Tahitian Group, 



Hervey and Rurutu Groups, 



North of the Tahitian, 



Tongan Group, 



Savage Island, 

 Samoan Islands, 

 North of Samoa, 



Feejee Islands, 



North of Feejees, 

 Sandwich Islands, 



Tarawan Islands, 









FEET. 



Honden, l£ or 2 



Clermont Tonnere, 







2 



Nairsa or Deans's, 







6 



Elizabeth, . 







80 



Metia or Aurora, 







250 



Ducie's, 







1 or 2 



Tahiti, 







0? 



Bolabola, 







? 



Atiu, 







12? 



Mauke, 



. S 



omewhat elevated 



Mitiaro, 





do. 



Mangaia, 







300 



Rurutu, 







150 



Remaining Islands, 







0? 



Washington Island, 







2 or 3 



Christmas, 







2? 



Maiden, 







? 



Jarvis, 







6 or 8? 



Eua, 







300? 



Tongatabu, 







60 



Namuka and the Hapa 



i* 





25 



Vavau, 







100 



100 







Swain's, 







3 to 6 



Fakaafo or Bowditch, . 







3? 



Oatafu or Duke of York's, . 





2 or 3 



Enderby's, 





2? 



Gardner, Hull, Sidney, 



New 



tnark< 



it, 0? 



Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, Ovalua, 5 or 6 

 Eastern Islands, ... ? 



Home, Wallis, Ellice, Depeyster, ? 



Kauai, . . . . 1 or 2 



Oahu, 

 Molokai, 

 Maui, 

 Taputeouea, 



Apamama, 



Apia or Charlotte, 



Maraki, 



Makin, 



25 or 30 



300 



12 



1 or 2 



Nanouki, Kuria, Maiana, and Tarawa, 2 or more 



5 

 6 or 7 

 2 or 3 







