ROBERT G. STAN DEN 
Phoenix 
p.2 
The isl-.nd is gl t and surrounded by extensive 
reef fla'ts. There are no trees or high plants* It 
is dry and hot with deep sandy soil and occasional 
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rockey protrubrances, making a fine habitat for 
shearwaters and the rabbits which live there. 
The rain comes in short squalls that 
and more effedtive at night. 
are both heavier 
