224 MBUA BAY AND MUTHUATA. … The soil of the islands around Naloa Bay is gravelly and barren; it is covered with a growth of small trees and bushes, among which Casuarina was most abundant. The scenery was quite pretty: the deep green of the mangroves at the beach rising gradually into the _ distant peaks, with here and there…
United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
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