R.D. Kirkpatrick 1965 Journal Jarvis Island, Line Islands, Pacific Mar. 4PM. We arrived at this desert 7 island which is 12 miles south of the Sun Equator. Two narrow channels go thru the reef near the SW corner of the island. The surf was dangerous but we got 2 rafts in without mishap. All sailors went back to the ship in one raft because of the dangerous surf. They made it without mishap even though the motor failed and they had to paddle out. After dark we landed birds and killed rats. Birds present include Brown Boobys, Red-footed Boobys, Blue-faced Boobys, Red-tailed Tropici-birds, Sooty Terns, Gray- backed Terns, Wandering Tattlers, Lesser Frigatebirds, Great Frigatebirds We stayed in a house that had been created for International Geophysical Year personnel. Mar. The surf was very high at the 11 landing so we carried our raft and Thur gear to the south side of the island; then waded between the beach and the reef, towing the loaded raft around