Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937
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Notes made from Stanley's map, 1/4 while in Port Moresby, Dec. 1932 1. Lower Fly alluvium appears to be recent in age and from its deltaic coast line and the remnants of the 100-fathom line to be [illegible] rained sea bottom or else penplum possibly continues across the Torres Straits with Cape York. Mabaclean Hill, granite, may well be a bathylith exposed by removal of overcovering rocks in remote times. Airi Hill and Rikni may also be bathyliths. The above [illegible] warped area appears to extend to and end at the Purari River, beyond which the coast line becomes straight, but note that the 100-fathom line approaches the coast only at Yule Island. Low hills are indicated at Eveill Junction on either side the Fly-Struckland. Their geology is apparently unknown. Look for change in rocks of Murchend region (zoological evidence) The entire lower Fly + Torres area may be old penplum when basal rocks are shrouded by new alluvium, the northern part slightly upwarped, the southern portion downwarped to form the Torres Straits. The hills at Eveill Junction perhaps represent part of the chain warping.