I 
Brief rlsusal of seiwitifiG stuslies tlmt oould b« p«fltably wid#rtefc«i in 
the Oalapagoa Islands* 
1# lleteorologioal obtarimtleaa ♦ fhmm ar# at prassnt i^lly lacking# 
Littl© Is to©« abo«t th© a^emit and mriation of minfall on any 
of Mw Islands* Station© wl^ rwsordii^ instrsractjat® should b® 
ostabllsii®4 at etrattgi® points# 
2* 0@®« eurrsats# It is highl;^ iasirabl® *fe l»"re tidal sovmsate record*- 
®d oif©r osmid«rabl® periods of tls» bjr aeaas of tide ganges* Iho- 
I ■ ‘ ■ 
str®ngth_y flaotaatt«s# salialtff ohoaioali, mad biologtoaX ooasti taunts 
of th» ooean oarroat® la th® vioiait;^ of# aM poBniA ii W r y "feroagh# the 
Islaad® oonstitttt® data of groat eoiontifio iMportaaco* Th«s# studios 
'say threw light on th# aoirweiibs of »®rl» mammls and fi-sJi®® in ^i® 
Galapagos rogion and perimps »l©® possiblo future wgulations lookin§ 
toward the conservation and porpotuatloa of eooatKtioaHy iaportaat sao<tiCS 
OTi^iSPE^S^II 
3* PlM^tffligraphing gad aapplng th® lalwads trm air. fh® Galftfjf^os 
Islands need to be aoourately mappod and to have their individual 
position® more eiaotly detePialned* It is net neoessary t» disousa the 
■rolue of good »ap« or cliart® ITo® the point of vieur of jmvlgatioa* 
fhe only moans of ©artfully# «3tp«ditlouily# and economically mppii^ 
island® Buoh m the Sslapagos is fro® the air# fh®i© plwtographic 
maps would show the extent mi nature cl* Hie respeotiv® land masses 
fonalng the aroiiipelago# eaad# if t&km from proper altifeid©®, would 
reveal shoals# solaorged rooks# «id H» configuration of the oooaa 
bottos about the shorts of tlie Islands# fiw physiographic features 
