88 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Lagrimas de San Pedro, a discovery of Quiros, April 27, 1606, was perhaps the Banks 



islands. 

 Laignel, northeast from ]\Ioratau, was named for Ensign Laignel, one of D'Entre- 



casteaiix' officers. It is in 9" 18' s., 150" 55' E. 

 I/aika is nearly 2 m. north from Tongoa of the Xew Hebrides and is not permanently 



inhabited. 

 I/ain, in Geelvink bay, northwest coast of Xew Guinea, o 56' S., 135" 30' E. 

 Laing, islet in Hansa bay, north coast of Xew Guinea. 4 12' s., 144' 52' E. 

 I^aine or I'o, is north from Mare of the Loyalty group. It is low and covered with 



pine trees. 

 I/akahia, of the Xew Guinea region. 4' 06' s., 138' 28' E. 

 Lakeba, see Lakemba, Fiji. 

 I/akemba, a fertile island 5 m. E-w., 3 m. x-s.; 720 ft. high. It has an extensive reef. 



Population has a large mixture of Tongan. Lakemba was the first \'itian island 



christianized by the English Mission in 1835. Xorthea.st point is in 18 13' s., 



181° 12' E. 14. 

 I/akena, islet of Xanomea, Ellice group. 16. 



La Madalena, a name given by Mendaiia to Fatuhiva of the Marquesas islands. 

 La Menu, islet on the northwest coast of Api, Xew Hebrides. 16' 33' s., 168^ 06' E. 

 La Mesa, a name on the Spanish chart captured by Anson, supposed to appl}- to Hawaii. 

 Lamoliork, see Xgoli of the Caroline archipelago. 

 Ivamotrek or Swede, a triangular reef about 6 m. wxw-ESE. There are several islets 



on the border of the lagoon which are inhabited. 7 24' x., 146 30' E. 

 I/amut, islet off the southwest coast of \'anua levu, Fiji. 

 Lanai, an island in the central portion of the main Hawaiian group containing 



86,000 acres; 3400 ft. high, with a population of no. I. 

 Lancier, see Akiaki of the Paumotu archipelago. 22. 

 Langdon of Roberts is Hatutu of the Marquesas islands. 

 I^araoro, Xew Gi:inea. 10° 23' S., 149" 20' E. 

 I/arkitl, of the Caroline islands. 



I/aseinie, a group of six islets in the Louisiade archipelago. 

 Laskar, see Lisiansk\- of the Hawaiian group. 2. 

 Lassion, another form of Lisianskv. 

 Las Tres Marias, see Three Sisters, Solomon islands. 

 I/ate i Tonga, Late i \'iti and Booby, three islets in the lagoon of Reid reef in the 



Lau group, Fiji. 17 54' s., 17S 23' w.O 

 Late or Lette, a volcanic island of the Tongan group, 6-7 m. in circumference and 



1790 ft. high. 18' 52' s., 174' 37' w. 

 Lathiba, small, low island off Xgan, Fiji. 



La Tortue, one of the Pleiades group, northwest from Uea of the Lovaltv islands. 

 La Treguada, .see Ulava, Solomon islands. 

 Laucala, see Lauthala, Fiji. 

 Laughlan, a group around a lagoon 5 m. E-w., discovered by Captain Laughlau in the 



Mary, 1812. The ten islets are Wabomat, Budelun, Wasimu, Oburak, Bukulan, 



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