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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 September 1959Vol. XXX, No. 2

Pacific's Biggest Fish Pond?

p. 55 · Read in the full issue

This areial shot of Washington Island, in the Line G r °up, taken from an “Operation Grapple” aircraft based at Christmas Island, miles to the south-west. f i_ic o*nii 0 * n ii unusual Operated as a coconut plantation by a BF subsidia >, laeoon of any in th£t it has probably the largest fresh (or the s? which have been introduced all over the South Pacific from Asia in recent years. Thp islanc j j S n i n e tions. Ltd., stationed on Fanning, 75 miles away.