There are 13 main islands in the archipelago, plus four islets and some 40 outcrops of jagged rocks. |
Although they seem barren, the flat rock outcrops, known as pavement rock, support some lichens and mosses. |
They were only cobbles and small, irregular outcrops, not large ledges of obviously layered strata. |
Why wasn't the granite washed clean like the rock outcrops we see jutting into the sea at the coast? |
The walking leaf species is found mostly in shady areas on moist, mossy boulders and rock crevices often associated with limestone outcrops. |
However, current field analyses of the flow structures suggest the outcrops are individual lava domes. |