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growth 
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rails. 
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ether with many creeping Ipomea pes-caprae 
■he fi c leaved tree alternated with Tourneforti 
a in malting 
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openings leading through them. Here i secured eight 
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end had broad shallows with sand bottom [lagoon] and a shore 
of fine sand interspersed with rock. A fire had swept this end of the island many 
years ago as was shown by the blackened roots. 
At one point was a poc. of salt water and a considerable growth of a long- 
leaved Sesuvium that covered a considerable tract. 
A small migration of shorebirds had begun from the northward. 
i notea several curl- s teaay, one Tattler and a number of Turnstones. All 
are very wild. 
August 2-~o a.n. temp, uniform ranging from 7^°to 8l9. 
■he western porton of the north side of Wake Island is level rising about 20 
feet above the ...a. Along the outer beach is a level stretch ICO to 250 yards 
nv 
wide of coral Lumps stained gray from exposure.. At the outer edge of this 
I 
a steep slope to the water with a level expanse of conglomerate extending to 
the edge of 
the reef ipC 
as a low le 
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coral rock o 
of the is lx 
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lagoon side 
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it is z: ^a : 
or two bays 
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wind action 
not to subsi( 
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upper end of 
the most abundant tree over this 
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e also expo.rue cf level bedded conglomerate 
aclow. At the head of the lagoon the water is very 
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tiled in by fine sand that covers the rough coral below. One 
s of trees'"but i 
believe this is due to 
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gocn inland are bread stretches of sand, low lying 
