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CHAPTER II

ON THE EVIDENCE OF EMERGENCE OR OF UPHEAVAL AT THE SEA-BORDERS

Elevated coral reefs scantily represented, [7].—Apparent absence of coral reefs in the early stages of the emergence, [8].—Elevated reefs confined to the coast and its vicinity.—Detailed examination of the sea-borders, [9].—Silicified corals and siliceous concretions the only evidence in many localities of the upraised reefs, [13].—The relations of the mangrove-belt to the reef-flat, [14].—Indications of a very gradual movement of emergence in our own time, [15].—The rate of advance of the mangroves, [16].—Conclusions, [19]

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CHAPTER III

THE HOT SPRINGS OF VANUA LEVU

The thermal springs of other parts of the group, [21].—The hot springs of the Wainunu valley, [22].—The boiling springs of Savu-savu, [25].—Analyses of the water, [28].—The hot springs of other localities, [31].—Distribution of the springs, [35].—The algæ and siliceous deposits, [37].—The cold and thermal springs of Hawaii and Etna, [38].—Infiltration, the source of the springs, [39].—A view negatived by Prof. Suess.—List of the hot springs of Vanua Levu, [40].—Summary of the chapter, [42]

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CHAPTER IV