New Addition To Bsi
p. 101 · Read in the full issue
OINCE November 13, the British Solomons Islands Protectorate is larger by one island.
Capt. J. R. Adams, Master of the MV Malolo owned by South Pacific Traders, Ltd., observed and photo graphed a new volcano which came up out of the sea near Vangunu Island, New Georgia, on that date.
He gives its position as 9 deg. 3 min. South, 157 deg. 58 min. East, It is 100 feet long, 20 feet wide and 15 feet high, and is about 17 miles south of Vangunu Island, where Mt. Vangunu is active.
Earth tremors were reported from
Gizo three days before the new volcano was observed, but it is not known whether its appearance coincided with the tremors, three of which were severe.
The earlier submarine volcanic activity which was observed in June was reported at 9 deg. 5 min. South, 157 deg. 49 min. East—very close to the position of the newly emerged volcano.
After making a motor tour of Australia, Mr. and Mrs. G. H.
Humphreys spent a short time in Brisbane before returning recently to Lae, New Guinea.