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Atlantic Bahiat
the Red Sea the red color is due
to conserva minute sea
pelled plants. How birds see
writing our great distance.
show some 15 mile or 20.
About 5 P. M. we met large
flocks of swaty frasers, they
were in great black clouds
of several thousand together.
(29) In the morning we were
within 30 miles or so of Molleno.
The coast was hazy but
Coropuna with its snow
cap & wedge shaped peak
was in sight for an hour,
it was over 4 or miles away &
some that its height was not at
all impressive. Sea clear &
with a fresh breeze as yestear
Many black shags seen near
the shore, went ashore at
12:30 in a launch. A rough sea
was running of large swells.
The landing place is a narrow