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and long or short, narrow chan-
nels. The cusps left between these
depressions are sharp and rough -
some to walk over. The charac-
ter of this surface is shown
indicated in photos 21, 28 13 &
30 A. The upper surface of the
cliffs is barren of vegetation for
fifty or fifteen yards back from their
edge, where the heavy surf
casts its spray. The photographs
give but a suggestion of force
exerted by
the heavy surf.
Looking southeastward
from the point at Port d'Enfer
at the base of the cliffs horizontal
one sees a narrow shelf of
rock at mean just above sea level.
This shelf is still wave-swept
but it suggests a compara-