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INDEX TO THE PACIFIC I STANDS. 



I/Cleppa or Protedion, New Hebrides; 2.5 ni. xxw-SSK., 1.5 m. wide, 637 ft. high; in- 

 habited. Off the northwest coast of Fate, forniing tlie west side of Havannah 

 li arbor. 



I^eligoat or Hamelin, a h)w and wooded islet of the Loyalty group. 



Leluvia is south from Moturiki, Fiji; low and covered with coconut walks. i7''48'3o".S., 

 178° 46' E. 



I/Cnen, islet of Ailinglablab of the Marshall islands. 



I/COCadie group, two islets off the New Guinea coast. 



I/eonidas, low islet 0.7 m. in circumference', off \"anna levu, F"iji. 16 39' 24" .S., 

 178° 36' 50" K.G 



Leper, see Aoba (Omba), New Hebrides. 



I/eru, islet of Pavuvu, Solomon islands. 



I/CSSOn, an a6live volcano (May 20, 1874) on the north coast of New Guinea; 3.5 m. 

 in circumference, 2200 ft. high. The natives wear their hair in bundles enclosed 

 in basket work and often projedling a foot behind. 3 35' s., 144" 47' K. 8. 



Lette, see Late, Tongan islands. 



I/Ctien, south island of Nanni atoll of the ]\Iarshall islands. 8 14' x., 168" 03' E. 



I/CUneuwa, islet of Ontong Java. 5° 28' S., 159" 44' K. 



lyCvalea, islet of Pavuvu, Solomon islands. 



I/Cwis, islet of the Yasawa group, Fiji. 17° 28' 40" S., 177° 00' 10" E.© 



Lib, of the Marshall islands; 2.2 m. E-w. S"" 2o'n., 167° 30'E. (Captain Dennett. ) 6. 



Lifu, raised coral, 100-250 ft. high, in the Loyalty group. Population, 7000^- 

 Formerly cannibals. 20" 36' s., 167° 06' E. 13. 



Lifuka, low, 5 m. by 2 m.,in the Hapai group, Tongan islands. i9°49's., 175° 41' w. 18. 



Likieb, of the Marshall islands, was discovered b}- Kotzebue November 5, 18 17. It 

 consists of 44 islets on an atoll 27 m. long and from 7-12 m. wide. 9° 48' x., 

 169° 21' E. 



Likuri, a sand islet off west coast of \'iti levu, Fiji. 



Lileb, .see Kwadjalin of the Marshall islands. 



Lily, on the New Guinea coast. 9° 25' .S., 147° 02' E. 



Litnu, islet in the Hapai group, Tongan islands. 



Lina, of the Solomon islands. 7' 15' s., 157"' 32' E. 



Linthicum, in the Underwood group, Fiji; low and wooded. t7''44's., 177° i5'io"e.O 



Lisiansky, of the Hawaiian group, was discovered by Captain Lisiansky in the .Wrw, 

 (Jclober 15, 1805. It i.s 3 m. by 2 m., and 40 ft. high. 26' N., 173° 57' w. 2. 



Livingston, .see Namonuito of the Caroline islands. 4. 



Lizard, islet of Hueguenee, Loyalty islands. 



Lizard, islet on the Australian coast. 14° 40' s., 145° 28' E. 



Lloyd, on the Australian coast. 12 46' s., 143° 26' E. 



Lo or vSaddle, Torres islands; 3.5 m. x-s. by 2 m. E-w., 500 ft. high. Natives quiet 

 and friendly. 13' 20' S., 166" 35' E. 



Loa ( Observatorv of Wilkes), is northeast from Oueata to which it is connected by a 

 sunken reef; 140 ft. high. 18^ 24' 40" S., 181° 28' E.O 



Loangi, a mile long, off \'anua levu, Fiji. 



Loch, New Guinea region. 7° 45' s., 144' 12' E. 



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