94 cook's voyage to ma$ch* 



Ranai, or Oranai. 4. Morotinnee, or Morokinnee. 

 5. Kahowrowee, or Tahoorowa. 6. Morotoi, or 

 Morokoi. 7. Woahoo, or Oahoo. 8. Atooi, Atowi, 

 or Tovvi, and sometimes Kowi. * 9. Neeheehow, or 

 Oneeheow. 10. Oreehoua, or Reehoua; and, 11. 

 Tahoora; and are all inhabited, excepting Moro- 

 tinnee and Tahoora. Besides the islands above 

 enumerated, we were told by the Indians, that there 

 is another called Modoopapapat , or Komodoopa- 

 papa, lying to the west south-west of Tahoora, 

 which is low and sandy, and visited only for the 

 purpose of catching turtle and sea-fowl; and, as I 

 could never learn that they knew of any others, it is 

 probable that none exist in their neighbourhood. 



Thev were named by Captain Cook the Sandwich 

 Islands, in honour of the Earl of Sandwich, un- 

 der whose administration he had enriched geogra- 

 phy with so many splendid and important discoveries; 

 a tribute justly due to that noble person for the 

 liberal support these voyages derived from his power, 

 in whatever could extend their utility, or promote 

 their success; for the zeal with which he seconded 

 the views of that great navigator; and if I maybe 

 allowed to add the voice of private gratitude, for the 

 generous protection, which, since the death of their 

 unfortunate commander, he has afforded all the officers 

 that served under him. 



Owhyhee, the easternmost, and by much the largest, 

 of these islands, is of a triangular shape, and nearly 

 equilateral. The angular points make the north, 

 east, and south extremities, of which the northern 

 is in latitude 20° 17' north, longitude 204° 02' east: 

 the eastern in latitude 19° 84/ north, longitude 205° 

 06' east : and the southern extremity in latitude 

 18° 54' north, longitude 204° 15" east. Its greatest 



* It is to be observed, that, among the windward Islands, the k 

 is used instead of the t, as Morokoi instead of Morotoi, &c. 



-j- Modoo signifies island; papapa, flat. This island is called 

 Tamwntapappa t by Captain Cook, vol. II. p, 222. 



