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RefNoMS/516/6/25
LevelItem
TitleExtract from Letter from Charles Reeves, Barque Umvoti, Madras, to the [Royal Society Krakatoa Committee]
Date4 May 1885
DescriptionResponding to notice for information on the eruption of Krakatoa. Informs of constantly passing through immense fields of pumice stone, emphasising its drift Westwards. Notes that the main body of pumice passed Natal in September and October 1884, and a large quantity was cast ashore. An immense field of pumice floated between the Maldives and Ceylon, covering the surface of the sea, with numerous crabs on top of it, and small fish sheltering directly underneath.
Extent1p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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