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Natural Pyramids on a Beach in the New Hebrides

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WHILE engaged recently in biological research in the New Hebrides (in the Pacific Ocean) under the Percy Sladen Trust, I came across a curious geological phenomenon on the black sandy beach to the east of the mouth of the R. Yoro in Big Bay, Espiritu Santo. I have never heard of anything resembling it in any part of the world. Possibly there are readers of NATURE who can explain it.

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BAKER, J. Natural Pyramids on a Beach in the New Hebrides. Nature 122, 843–844 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122843b0

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