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. Chart of Oceania. The groups of islands with underlined names are known to be 
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The island of Moorea, drawn from charts and photographs. The greatest width 
near the northern (upper) border is approximately Io geographical miles...... 
The double island of Huahine, drawn from charts and photographs. The distance 
from the northern to the southern extremes of the two land-masses taken 
together (vertical distance) is about 8 geographical miles.................... 
. The sister islands of Raiatea (lower) and Tahaa (upper)—a photograph of a 
topographical model constructed on the basis of charts, photographs, and obser- 
vations. ‘The length of Raiatea in a north-and-south (vertical) direction is 11.5 
geographical miles, while the similar diameter of Tahaa 1s a little less than 6.5 
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The town of Papeete and adjacent valleys. Fautaua Valley is on the right, and 
its main fork is marked by the summit of the Pic de Francaise (see Plate 78). 
Hamuta Valley is in the exact center, over the spire of the Cathedral. Pirai 
Valley runs below and parallel to the great ridge in the distance. Mount Aorai 
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. The alternating ridges and valleys looking toward Mount Aorai from Mount 
Tahara at the extreme northern point of Tahiti near Point Venus............ 
. The southwestern portions of Taiarapu, from the shore of Papeari District......... 
. Looking inland into Temarua Valley (center) and Papeiti Valley (at the right) 
from the open land near the coast. The thickets of guava and associated 
bushes in the foreground are characteristic of the drier peripheral shelf and of 
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. The mouth of Faaripoo Valley, in the northern sector of Tahiti nui, showing the 
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. Pic de Francaise and vegetation, at the main fork of Fautaua Valley, 4 geo- 
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. Dense vegetation of interior areas of the valleys habitable for Partule........... 
. Zenith view of topographical model of Tahiti, constructed on the basis of charts, 
photographs, and observations. The greatest length of the land-mass as 
modeled (NW. to SE.) is about 44 inches. The vertical scale is twice that of 
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Outline chart of Tahiti and key to Plate 9. The principal topographical data are 
indicated in black (names of valleys, mountain ridges, and mountain peaks). 
The names and boundaries of the geographical or administrative districts are 
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. Northern aspect of topographical model of Tahiti, with outline key............. 
. Western aspect of topographical model of Tahiti, with outline key.............. 
. Southern aspect of topographical model of Tahiti, with outline key............. 
. Eastern aspect of topographical model of Tahiti, with outline key.............. 
. The western end of Papeete, and Tipaerui Valley. The high ridge in profile 
forms the main boundary between the northern and western sectors. The dry 
sector to the east (left) of Tipaerui is free from Partule...................... 
. Papehue Valley, an element of the third order of size, looking inland from near 
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. The region of Otuna, Opiriroa, and Tearatapu Valleys (from left to right) showing 
the thicker vegetation of the lower levels in the wetter southern quadrant...... 
: Mangaia, one of the Cook or Hervey Islands—an uplifted atoll................ 
. Region about coastward portions of Temarua Valley (in the distance), Papeiti Valley 
(middle distance), and mouth of Teohu Valley (foreground at the right)...... 
. Vairaharaha Valley (on the left) and Vaihiria Valley (on the right), looking inland 
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. Vegetation of a typical locality for Partula filosa, about 3 miles up Pirai Valley. 
. Inner part of Pirai Valley, and its vegetation, from a point about 100 feet above 
level of the stream. Beyond this place very few Partulz are to be found..... 
. The lower portions of Punaruu Valley looking inland from a height near the shore. 
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