HE
islands constituting the " Sooloo Archipelago," whence the greater
number of the finest round Pearls are derived, lie on, the north side
of Borneo, between the parallels of 40 40' and 6 50' north latitude ; and the meridians of 119° 20' and 1220
20' east longitude. The group consists of nearly 150 islands, extending
to within 40 miles of the Bornean coast ; but geographically and
geologically they belong to the fertile chain of the Philippines,
rather than to the dismal forest-clad island of Borneo.
The appearance of the Sooloo Islands from seawards is extremely beautiful; there are several ·
