INDEX TO THE PACIEIC ISLANDS. 49 



Butaritari or Touching in the Gilbert group, is an atoll of triangular form, about 

 14 m. on a side. As shown in the figure, most of the land is on the south side 

 of the lagoon and there are the principal villages. Namaka, Nakudi, Pikhat, 

 Ourik and Napnni are the main islets. The entrances to the lagoon are on the 

 west side. The northwest point is in 3 14' x., 172" 39' 50" K. In 1886 the popu- 

 lation was 3000, all protestants. The American Board has a station here. The 

 south side is a continuous grove of coconut and pandanus, and a large amount of 

 copra is exported annuall}-. 7, ^^ 



Butchart, or Dekatua, is an islet of the ''^x^^i^ 



Engineer group, Louisiade archipel- '^V ' l^'^^*;;^^,^ butar.tar, ^<''S^^\ 



ago, 3 so ft. high, covered with coconut _,»■■- "^'*'"'t*i:'^a.H.'VA,.,.,,w,^^^ K\ 

 trees. 



Button is a low islet in Shallow bay of 

 Admiralty island. 



Button, a grassy' islet in China strait. 

 10° 34' S., 150° 44' E. 



Button, see Utirik, of the Marshall islands. 



Byam, see NGanati, Paumotu archipelago. 



Bvani Martin, an old name of \"airaatea, 

 Paumotu archipelago. 



Byer, see Patrocinio of the Hawaiian group. ^^' ^' 



Byron, island in Engineer group of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Byron, on the southeast coast of New Guinea; forms a triangle with Grant and 

 Shortland. 



Bj-ron, see Nukunau, Gilbert islands. 7. 



Cabeva, islet of Fiji. 16' n' 20" s., 179^ 34' 45" e. 



Cabras, see Apapa on the west coast of Guam, Marianas. 



Cadmus, a name of Morane of the Paumotu archipelago. 22. 



Cairncross, a group on the Australian coast. 11° 15' S., 143 E. 



Calalin, islet of Majuro, Marshall islands. 7" 09' N., 171" 13' E. 



Calvados Chain, Louisiade archipelago; a series of high islands extending 45 m. 

 from Panasia. The villages are generally on the northern sides of the densely' 

 wooded islands. The canoes are large and fitted with oval mat sails. The in- 

 habited islands are: Pana varavara, Utian, Panaudiudi, Toloi awa, Gulewa, Ulu- 

 lina, Moturina, Panarora, Paba baga, Pana nunuira, Panantinian and Panawina. 



Calvert, see Maloelab of the Marshall group. 



Campbell, an uninhabited group 30 m. in circumference; discovered in 1810 bv Cap- 

 tain Hazelburgh and named for the owner of the brig in which he sailed. Dent 

 lies to the northwest, Jacquemart to the south. The highest hill is 1500 ft. high. 

 52° 33' 44" S., 169" 09' 09" E. 



Campbell, islet in Torres .strait. 9° 33° 08" s., 143° 29' E. 



Candelaria Shoals, of Mendafia, now called Roncador. II. 



Cannae, a rock 200-250 ft. high, 9 m. west from Laughlan. Discovered by Duniont 

 D'Urville. 9° 18' s., 153" 27' E. 



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