The first words of the opening paragraph of the proclamation explained why the land warranted preservation, and read, «Whereas certain public islands lying off the coast of Southern California contain fossils of Pleistocene elephants and ancient trees, and furnish noteworthy examples of ancient volcanism, deposition, and active sea erosion, and have situated thereon various other objects of geological and scientific interest...» (nps.gov)
At the same time, the islanders add up various other objects using an abstract counting system similar to the one English speakers use. (sciencemag.org)
Bearing a striking resemblance to Google's Tango platform, I placed a lamp, vase and various other objects on a surface, and then was able to move the new 10.5 - inch iPad Pro's camera around and look at it from different angles. (mobilesyrup.com)