ABSTRACT
THl<l little group of islands known as the Lamu Archipelago is, historically speaking, the most interesting part of the Pro 4 tectorate.
These islands consist of coral patches, on which grow a low, thick thorn-scrub, surrounded by mangrove swamps. In favourable spots sand blows up and accumulates into dunes, which are, as a rule, the only high ground on the otherwise flat surface of the land.
