The sharpest peaks of the Ridge are the cluster of islets known as the Rocks of St. Paul, near the equator… — Rachel L Carson
The sharpest peaks of the Ridge are the cluster of islets known as the Rocks of St. Paul, near the equator. The entire cluster of half a dozen islets is not more than a quarter of a mile across, and their rocky slopes drop off at so sheer an angle that water more than half a mile deep lies only a few feet off shore.
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