It is a low, dry, island with a steep beach backed by a 6—8-metre-high 20—26 ft bank composed of large coral fragments.
The next captain known to have seen it was , captain of the whaler Hero out of Nantucket, on September 5, 1823.
This symbolism of duality is also seen in alchemy.
It was 1971 and the founders had landed on the name Starbucks, inspired by Moby Dick.
Little vegetation exists on Starbuck; stunted scrub and low herbs and grasses predominate, with a few bushes and rounding out the flora.
That bit of history may have drawn famed slugger Babe Ruth to visit the island; Ward displayed a photo of him with local youngsters.