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Horth Island: This polyvog- shaped island' lies in the north- 
extern corner of the reef, approximately 10 niles from Southeast. 
It and Humphrey Island constitute the only land within the reef 
not lying along the southern margin of the atoll. The body of the 
island is ahout 1000 feet long in a north-south direction, and 
800 feet wide. The tail, stretching to the south, is another 1000 
feet in length. Theft central, shorter portion of the tailyis 
raised to a height of about five feet above sea level, and is com¬ 
posed primarily of coral rubble with small scattered Lepldfi m 
owahiense plants. The body of the island has a steepnarrow beach 
on its east, north, and west sides, ■e®4-the» ruaer southward into 
the tail. The center of vegetated area of the body is primarily 
Sicvos hisoidus. while the northern portion is chiefly Solanu m 
•i'he remainder of the vegetated area is a mixture of 
Solaaua . Sicvos . Tnbulus , Boerhavia. and Lepidlua . The latter 
grows among the coral rubble which extends from the densely vege¬ 
tated interior out to the beach strand. There is a patch of 
Eraa-rostis van iabills, afeout 100 by 200 feet at the northeastern 
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side of the island. Several stunted ajgentea trees 
^row along the southwestern edge of the body, and out onto the base 
of the tail, but in March 19*5 they all appeared to be v dead. 
nelsoni. 
In March 1913.George Willett mentions that the island was 
", As Worth has very 
“topped with a scanty growth of tough grasses 
little bunchgrass at present, the vi ne-species how dominating the 
flora 4 it appears that this island has undergone the same type of 
c w„ng ft as recorded for Southeast and Orass. 
