Journal of Edwin H. Bryan, Jr. while with the Whitney Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History on the schooner France, February to October 1924
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MARAMBO ISLAND (Enlarged From H.O. 2852) 0 1 2 3 Nautical Miles Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1924. Marambo. Upanchor at 6 A.M. and underway for Marambo, passing along west side of Kambana and around south end. Ashore at 9:15, entering by a good boat passage on the north side and landing on a broad sand beach, which borders the north and north-west sides. On the north there is in addition to the usual groves of coconuts and lowland trees a dense fringe of Acacia laurifolia, and another leguminous shrub (# 517). The northern half of the island is MARAMBO (Enlarged from H.O. 2852) With additions. my route. Boat passage S. 19° 0 1 2 3 Nautical Miles