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152° E. long. It is sniTOunded by a largo barrier reef, the cir- 

 cumference of which is 125 miles. The central lagoon is the 

 largest in the Caroline Islands, measuring 35 miles in diameter. 

 The largest island in this huge basin of water is Uola (Wola), 

 which is over four miles from west to east, and three and a half 

 miles at the widest point from north to south. Toloas, Fefän, 

 Umol, Udot and Toi are more or less larger islands. The area of 

 these larger ones, which are composed of basalt, and scores of the 

 remaining islets total no more than 50 square miles or thereabouts, 

 with a population of only 13,220 according to investigations made 

 in March, 1916. 



Truk was discovered by Duperry in 1824. ^ The word comes 

 from the name of one of the islands, Truk (Fefän), which, it is 

 said, means " mountain " in the native language. Truk is also 

 called Hogolu. 



Ponapé (Bonabe, Bonibet, Bornabi, Falope, Faunupëi, Funopet, 

 HQnepet, Panapee, Ponapi, Puinipet, Puynipet) extends fi-om about 

 6° 45' to 7° N. lat., and from 158' 8' to 158-^ 25' E. long. It 

 consists of a large basaltic island some 13 miles long from west 

 to east and 12 miles wide from north to south, as well as of 

 scores of smaller islets scattered around it. Like Truk, Ponapé is 

 encircled with a barrier reef, having a circumference of 50 miles. 

 It has a total area of 134 square miles, being the largest in the 

 East Caroline group. ~ 



Ponapé was discovered in 1595. The French call it Ascension 

 Island. It is also called Seniavin, which is the name given by 

 Admiral Lütke. The population was 5,000 in the year 1840. In 



1 Accorcüng to F. W. Christian, in utout 1528 Alvnro de Saaveilra saile<l into the wide 

 lagoon of Hogohi or Ruk. See "The Cawline Islands," London, 1899, p. 23. 



