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Killerton, group of small islands on the coast of New Guinea: Harowani, inhabited; 

 Mahabarina, Waga tumaiawa on the southwest, and four smaller islets. io''23'.S., 

 150 3S K. 



Kimbombo, three islets within a reef 12 m. in circumference; south and largest 

 densely wooded, 190 ft. high; middle one coral and sand, 120 ft. high; northern- 

 most and smallest also coral and sand, too ft. high. Fiji. 



Kimuta, westernmost and largest of the Renard group, Louisiade archipelago; 3.2 m. 

 long. \"illages on the north side. 



Kinamue, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 



Kinde, islet north from Nemmene peninsula, southeast coast of New Caledonia. 



King, off northwest point of Tasmania. 



King George group, name given by Byron in 1765 to two atolls, Takapoto and 

 Takaroa of the Paumotu archipelago. 31. 



King George, Wallis' name for Tahiti, SocietA' islands. 



King, see Taiaro, of the Paumotus. 



Kingsmill, a name of a portion of the (Gilbert islands, sometimes applied to the whole 

 group. 



Kioa, in Somo.sonio strait, east of \'anua levu, Fiji; 5 m. XK-sw., 920 ft. high, un- 

 inhabited. 



Kiriwina or Trobriand. Names applied both to the principal island and to the whole 

 group of low coral but fertile islands. The population is more than iS,ooo of 

 Polynesian, and a mixtxire of Papuan, Polynesian and Malay. 9. 



Kitava or jurien, of the Kiriwina group, is an elevated atoll 300-400 ft. high, with 

 • an area of 5-6 sq. m. There are 13 villages in the depression which marks the 

 old lagoon. This is surrounded by a wooded coral wall 50-100 ft. high. Inhabi- 

 tants are peaceful, industrious and fond of wood carving. They make wide- 

 mouthed earthen pots for cooking, and have remarkable dances, using a .sort of 

 double shield in that amusement. 8" 40' S., 151" 24' K. 



Kiup, islet of Makin, Gilbert islands. 3 ' 17' N., 172° 56' 20" K. 



Kiusick, in the Yasawa group, Fiji; 40 ft. high. 16" 41' s., 177" 33' p;.0 



Kivave, islet of Fakaafo. 9" 22' 20" s., 171 12' \v. 



Kiwai, a long and populous island at the mouth of the Fly ri\er on the south coast of 

 New Guinea; 37 m. long. South point in 8 54' .s., 143' 36' E. 



Knox, see Ailinginae, Marshall islands. Also islet of this atoll, ii'05'x., 166" 35' E. 



Knox, see Eiao, Marquesas islands. 



Knox, a common misprint for Knoy, see Tarawa, Gilbert islands. 



Knox, islet 47 ft. high, in the Yasawa group, Fiji. 17" 26' .s., 177 02' E.© 



Knox group, ten islets 5 m. w. by N-K. by s.; 3 m. s\v. from Mille, Marshall islands. 



Knoy, see Tarawa, Gilbert islands. 



Kobiloko or Yam, islet of Pavuvu or Russell group, Solomon islands. 9 02' S., 



159° 05' H. 

 Kodokupuei, islet of Sansoral. 5" 20' N., 132^ 20' E. 

 Koikoi, on the New Guinea coast. 10° 17' S., 149' 21' E. 

 Koliviu, a mangrove-covered islet of the Maskelyne group. New Hebrides. 



Komachu, islet of Guadakanar, Solomon islands, 



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