Show How Volcanic Islands Act as Safety Valves Is one of or the thc Tonga or Friendly Islands situated halfway be- be between between be between tween Samoa and FIJI In one of the most restle restless s geological areas In the world Stretching across the South PacIfic from Samoa to orth North island ew ew there lucre Is a huge fissure In the earths earth's crust Volcanic islands such as aJ strewn along crack act as ns vents venti for the molten mass within the earth The jack juch In the the box box Island of Falcon alcon has popped up from from the ocean oceans bottom at t twice only to be a washed hell and awn away each time by sea sl-a and wind Only recently It has made malle Its reappearance again In lar larger er size Ize act actIng lag Ing as one of these thele f safety safety salves eo for the earth earths s mighty Internal furnace To passengers of steamers clo close e the 1 Island looks s like any other tropic isle green with th e and coconut Clean white houses and thatched n e churches s set t In la I laI grassy brassy ras lawns dot the hillsides R hm hen j wind an and sea are quiet findings I are made In small open boats which are arc arcI I guided sl Into a nook parth sheltered I by y fin fingers ers of or li i i i t flow fion Such uch landings are c dangerous n 1 erous ind exciting because the boats boits bob bol up and Ilo down with the incoming rollers and scrape against the steep jagged cliffs a cliffs aI a I i Geographic Society Bulletin |