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Fiji Reef Wrongly
From Our Own Correspondent.
SUVA, September 4.
IT has just been discovered that a re markable error has occurred in chart ing one of the most dangerous reefs in Fiji waters —the famous Horseshoe Reef.
The error may have been the cause of the Norwegian motor vessel Hoegh Trader going ashore there recently.
The position of the reef on maps is given some six cables (1,200 yards) to the north-west of its actual position.
Customs authorities state now that the reef’s position is latitude 17.39 south and longitude 179.174 east.