...Murray's Isles, it forms a convenient anchorage for the night to a ship passing through Torres' Straits. I named it Half-Way Island. It is scarcely more than...most reefs afford instances, and those of Torres' Straits a great many. These banks are in different stages of progress: some, like this, are become...

...p. 1 14. [Progression of the Coral Reefs.] " HALF-WAY Island was at no very distant period of time one of those banks produced by the washing up of sand...become islands, but not yet habitable ; some are above high water mark, but destitute of vegetation ; whilst others are overflowed with every returning tide....

...the coral insects, which are exceedingly interesting. Speaking of a coralline island, he says, that " at no very distant period of time it was one of those...These banks are in different stages of progress; some are become islands, but not yet habitable; some are above high-water-mark, but destitute of vegetation...

...p. 114. [Progression of the Coral Reefs.~\ " HALF-WAY Island was at no very distant period of time one of those banks produced by the washing up of sand and broken coral, of which most reefs afford instance?, and those of Torres' Strait a great many. " These banks are in different stages of progress...

...p. 1 14. [Progression of the Coral Reefs.] " HALT-WAT Island was at no very distant period of time one of those banks produced by the washing up of sand...great many. " These banks are in different stages of о progress : some, like this, are become islands, but not yet habitable ; some are above high water...

...p. 114. [Progression of the Coral Reefs.'] " HALF-WAY Island was at no very distant period of time one of those banks produced by the washing up of sand...afford instances, and those of Torres' Strait a great man)-. " These banks are in different stages of progress : some, like this, are become islands, but...

...Murray's Isles, it forms a convenient anchorage for the night to a ship passing through Torres' Straits. I named it Half-Way Island. It is scarcely more than...most reefs afford instances, and those of Torres' Straits a great many. These banks are in different stages of progress: some, like this, are become...

...than a mile in extent, but appeared to be increasing in elevation. At no very distant period it seemed produced by the washing up of sand and broken coral, of which all reefs afford instances, and those of Torres Straits a great many. These banks, Flinders remarks,...

...114. [Progression of the Coral Reefs.] " HALF-WAT Island was at no very distant period of time ono of those banks produced by the washing up of sand...become islands, but not yet habitable ; some are above high water mark, but destitute of vegetation ; whilst others are overflowed with every returning tide....