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CAPTAIN WHARTON'S paper on coral formations in last week's NATURE (p. 393) will have been read with great interest by all who have examined and studied coral reefs. It is unlikely that any objections will be raised to the illustrations he has brought forward of how the coral plantations may be built up from deeply submerged banks, and eventually formed into complete atolls and barrier reefs at a great distance from continental and other shores. The mode of formation has been dwelt upon by Le Conte and Guppy in the case of barrier reefs, and I have pointed out the same thing in my remarks about the Maldive and similar atoll groups. The instances cited by Captain Wharton are of great value, especially as he has been able to consult large manuscript plans.
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MURRAY, J. “Coral Formations”. Nature 37, 414 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/037414a0
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