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a high volcanic island 75X40 m. in extent, and 4000 ft. high. Inhabitants were, 



and to some extent still are cannibals. The southwest point is in 15° 38' 08" s., 



166° 46' 30" E. 

 Estancelin, see Maturei Vavao in the Ac^seon groiip, Paumotu archipelago. 

 !Etal, of the Carolines, is 12 ni. in circumference and has some 400 inhabitants. Fine 



breadfruit trees here are said to measure 60 ft. to the first limb. 5 35' n., 



153° 43' K- 5- 

 Kthel, islet at the head of Port Moresbj-, south coast of New Giiinea. 

 ;Eua, of the Tongan group, was discovered by Tasman in January, 1643, who called it 



Middleburg. It is 10 m. southeast from Tongatabu, is 30 m. in circumference, 



and 1078 ft. high. 21" 20' 30" s., 175° 02' w. About 300 inhabitants. 18. 

 Euaiga, see Eviaiki of the Tongan group. 



Kuaiki, islet of Tongatabu, much higher than the others. 2i°o7'3o"s., i74°55'w. 18. 

 !Eugene, islet on the southwest coast of Ysabel, Solomon islands. 8° 17's., 159° ii'e. ll. 

 Bugenie, islet in Cloudy bay on the coast of New Guinea. 

 Bunauro (Euna), or Cette, is on the southeast coast of New Guinea. 10^ 25' S., 



149° 26' E. Rocky, thickly inhabited by savages who have large canoes and fight 



chieflv with spears. 

 Burupig or Kama, Caroline archipelago, consists of two islets on a reef 2.5 m. long. 



Population, 50. 6° 40' N., 143" 10' E. 3. 

 Bvans, of the Louisiade archipelago, was discovered in 1841. 9° 10' S., 151 55' E. 

 Evans, islet of Sugar-loaf, is in Cook strait. New Zealand. 

 Bwing, islet on the northeast coast of Auckland islands. New Zealand. 

 Bwose, near Tonga in the New Hebrides, is 1.2 m. NW-SE., and 1076 ft. high. About 



30 inhabitants. 

 Exchequer, see L'Echicjuier. 8. 

 Exploring islands, a name given by Wilkes in 1840 to an important group in Fiji 



enclosed by a reef 77 m. in circumference, which has a sloping edge to windward. 



The islets are Munia, Malatta, Osubu, Vanua mbalavu, Avia, and Susui. 

 Byo, islet in Makira harbor of San Cristoval, Solomon islands. 



Faaite, or Miloradowitch of the Paumotu islands, was discovered by Bellingshausen in 



1819. It is 15 m. long and 5 m. wide. The west end is in i6°43's., 145° i9'3o"w. 31. 

 Fabre, a guano island of the Huon group. 

 Faed, see Abgarris of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Fafa, islet of Tongatabu, Tongan islands. 21° 05' S., 175° 08' w. 18. 

 Faiava or Wasau islet of Uea, Loyalty group. 

 Faioa, islet of Uvea or Wallis. It is covered with coconuts. 

 Fais, see Feys, Caroline archipelago. 

 Faitruk, a group in the west part of Ruk lagoon, Caroline islands. Consists of Tol, 



Fanup, Fanupenges, Remalum, Oni, Utet, Jawt, etc. Population not less than 



8000; fierce, untamed heathen. 

 Faiu (east) or Liitke, of the Caroline islands, was discovered bv Liitke, and is a low 



coral island 0.7 m. long; uninhabited. 8° 33' 20" N., 151° 26' E. 4. 



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