Plants of Guam = i tinanom guahan siha

Guam is the largest and southern-most island in
the Marianas chain. It lies about.13° North latitude
and has a wet and dry season of approximately equal
lengths. The island is about 30 miles long and ranges
from four in the middle to eight miles in width and is
oriented in a northeast, southwest direction. The pre-
vailing winds are easterly and bring an average annual
rainfall of about 85 inches. A range of hills extends
from the waist toward the south on the western side.
The highest of these hills, 1300 feet, is Mt. Lamlam
which lies toward the south end and commands a view of
the entire island. A fringing reef on the western side
extends from north to south and to the middle of the
island on the east. A number of beautiful bays and
sandy beaches occur in this section of the coast line.
On the north end, sheer limestone cliffs rise to 600
feet elevation and descend in a series of wave-cut ter-
races to an algal bench just above sea level. The
bench, composed of coral and coralline algae, is flat
and contains numerous tidal pools rich in marine algae
and invertebrates.

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Call Number: [EL]

Physical Description: 96 p. ; 29 cm