[Guadeloupe, Saint Vincent, 'Cluett' Voyage] 1915-1916
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continued beyond Porte d'Enfer to Grande Vigie as a bold sea cliff. At the Porte the fault seems to trend about N25°E (mag), to have about 70° from the vertical toward the SSW, and to show an up-lift of 80 to 100 feet on the western side of the line or zone of fracture. At the head of the cove there is a broad Coral beach about 30 feet (9. meters) long on which the ancient Caribs used to land their boats on their return from the fishing grounds, before the supremacy of the whites was attained. This landing must have been a somewhat dangerous operation, in account of the surf which beats constantly on the cliffs and today on the day of my visit formed a barrier across the mouth of the harbor where