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Wafer Bay Named after a 17th-century surgeon who visited Cocos with the "gentleman pirate" Edward Davis, this picturesque bay holds several pirate wrecks and, in the surrounding cliffs, the so-called Devonshire Treasure—if it is still there (see Legends and Lore. The long-suffering treasure-seeker August Gissler encamped here for nearly 20 years in the last century, but today Wafer Bay is home only to the small garrison of National Park rangers. (back to map of Cocos Island) Photo: ©Michele Hall. Cocos Island | Sharkmasters | World of Sharks | Dispatches E-mail | Resources | Site Map | Sharks Home Editor's Picks | Previous Sites | Join Us/E-mail | TV/Web Schedule | About NOVA Watch NOVAs online | Teachers | Site Map | Shop | Search | To Print PBS Online | NOVA Online | WGBH © | Updated June 2002 |
Red-footed boobies overlooking Wafer Bay.