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Fail! (west), low, wooded, coral islet, 300 yards in diameter and uninhabited. 8'03'x., 

 146° 50' K. 3. 



Faguin, see Rowland. 



Fakaafo or Bowditch, in the Union group, was discovered by Captain Hudson of the 

 United States Exploring Expedition. A British protedlorate was proclaimed June 

 20, 1S89. A triangular coral island 8 m. x-s., 4 m. E-w.; population about 250. South 

 point is in 9"' 26' 40" s., 171" 03' 15" w. Sixt_v-two islets. Also written Fakaofn. 16. 



ENOLISH HARBOR, 



FIG. 4. 



Fakaina, see Akahaina of the Pauniotu archipelago. 



Fakarawa, or Wittgenstein, was discovered by Bellingshausen in 1S29. A lagoon 

 atoll 32 m. by 10 m. vStation of the French Resident for the Paumotu archi- 

 pelago. Northeast point is in 16' 05' s., 145" 33' w. 



Falalep, islet of Uluthi of the Caroline archipelago. 



Falalis, islet of Wolea, of the Caroline archipelago. Population, 600 (Gulick). 



Falang, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 7' 21' 22" N., 151' 52' 57" H. 



Falcon, Tongan group. 20' 21' S., 175" 23' w. First seen as a breaking reef from 



H. M. S. Falcon in 1885. An eruption of that vear left it 2 m. long and 2 so ft. 



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