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GEOG. INDEX. 



Panama. A town, province, bay, <tc., in New Grenada. The town is in lat. 

 649',N. long. 821'\V. 



Papagayo, Gulf of. In Central America, between Costa Rica and Nicaragua, 

 in lat. about 11N. 



Payta. A town in Peru, in lat. 5 15' S. 



Peru. Occupying tlie Pacific shore from New Grenada to Chili, from about 4 

 8. lat. to 25 S. lat. 



Plata, Me of. On the coast of Guayaquil, in lat. 1 10' S. 



Polynesia. Comprising mo4 of the tropical regions of the Pacific. 



Puerto Portrero. In the Bay of Guayaquil. 



Puna, Isle of. In the Bay of Guayaquil ; about 3 S. lat. 



Punta St. Elena. A cape on the coast of Guayaquil, in lat. about 2 10' S. 



Quito I. In the Bny of Guayaquil. 



Real Llfjys, or Realejo. A port in Nicaragua, serving as a harbor to Leon, lat. 

 1243'N. ; long. 87 46' W. 



Rio Grande. A name given to many rivers by the Spaniards. The one re- 

 ferred to is a small stream near Panama. 



Saboga. An error, for Taboga. 



St. Elena. A town- on the coast of Guayaquil, in lat. about 2 S. 



Salanao. On the coast of Guayaquil, about 1 30' S. 



San la. A town on the west coast of Mexico, lat. about 22 N. 



San Diego. A town on the coast of Upper California, one league from the 

 southern boundary ; lat. 33 12' N.; long. 116 53' W. 



San Francisco. The principal port of Upper California ; lat. about 37 20' N. ; 

 long about 122 W 



San Juan. A bay on the east side of Lower California, in lat. about 27 N. 



San Lorenzo. A cape on the coast of Guayaquil, about 1 S. lat. 



San Salvador. A city in Central America, on a river, twelve miles from the 

 coast; also an adjacent district along the coast. 



Santa Barbara. In California. 



Sifc/ia. An island on the coast of Russian America, in lat. 57 N. 



South Seas. An indefinite term for more or less of the Pacific Ocean adjacent 

 to America. 



Taboga. A small island twelve miles southwest of Panama. It has a better 

 harbor than Panama, and is the depot of the Pacific steamers. 



Tahiti. The largest of the Society Islands ; lat 17 30' S. ; long. 149 20' W. 



Toobouai. A small Polynesian island, under the southern tropic, in lat. about 

 160 W. 



Tumbez. A town near the northern extremity of the coast of Peru; lat. 3 40' 

 S.; long. 7951'W. 



Veragua. The southeastern province of Central America, between Costa Rica 

 find the Isthmus of Panama. 



Xipixapi. A town on the west coast of New Grenada ; lat. about 1 30' S 



