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Fatuba, one of the Pleiades group, northwest from Uea of the Loyalty islands. 



FatufatU, a rocky islet of Tahaa, Society islands. 20. 



Fatuhiva or Magxlalena of the Marquesas group. Discovered by Alvaro de Mendana, 



July 21, 1595. It is 8 ni. x-s., 4 m. K-w., and 3675 ft. high. The west end is in 



10° 24' vS., 138° 40' \v. 

 Fatuhuku or Hood of the Marquesas group. An uninhabited island, 1180 ft. high; 



discovered in 1774 by one of Cook's midshipmen who afterwards became Lord 



Hood. 9° 26' s., 138° 56' w. 

 Fatumanga, the southwesternmost islet of the \'avau group, Tongan islands. 

 Fauna, islet in the northeast part of Ruk lagoon, Caroline islands. Population, 150. 

 Fauro, volcanic island 11 m. x-s., and 1925 ft. high, in the Solomon group. 6 56' s., 



156^ 04' E. 

 Fawsawtl, islet of Ruk, Caroline archipelago. 

 Fead, see Abgarris in the Bismarck archipelago. 

 Fedarb, a group of three thickly wooded islets in the Admiraltj- islands. The eastern 



t)ne has a conical peak 250 ft. high. 2" 22' S., 147"" 26' K. 

 Feartl, or Hunter, was discovered by Captain Fearn in the II 11 11 In in 179S. It is a 



volcano 974 ft. higli, wooded on the slopes; sulphurous vapors escape. 22" 24' S., 



172' 05' E. 

 Federal, or Ingraham, is Nukuhiva of the Marquesas islands. 

 Fefau, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 

 Fenuafu, islet of Uvea or Wallis. 

 Fenua iti, see Takutea of the Hervey group. 

 Fenualoa, of the vSanta Cruz group, is 4.5 m. X-S. by 0.7 m.; 100-200 ft. high. 



P^xtensive reefs. 

 Fenua ura, or Scilly of the Society group, was discovered by Wallis in 1767. It is a 



circular reef 6-7 m. in diameter with a closed lagoon; inhabited. 16" 31' ,s., 



154" 43' w. 



Fenua ino, a wooded islet of Tahiti opposite Tomotai valley. 



Ferguson, islet in Shallow bay of Admiralty island. 



Ferguson, island in ]\Iarau sound east of Guadalcanar of the Solomon islands. 

 9 50' 30" S., 160' 48' 45" E. 



Fergusson, see Moratau of the D'Entrecasteaux group. 



Ferneaux, see Marutea, Paumotu archipelago. 2,Z- 



Fetohougo, a spelling of F'atuhuku of the Marquesas group. 



Fetouhouhou, see Hatutu of the Marquesas group. 



Fetuku, see Fatuhuku of the Marquesas group. 23. 



FeyS, or Tromelin of the Caroline archipelago, was discovered by Captain Tromelin 

 in 1828. 2.6 m. in circumference and 30 ft. high ; of coral rock, but has no lagoon 

 or fringing reef. When discovered had 300 inhabitants. 9" 46' N., 140 35' E. 3. 



Fiji or \'iti. An important group of the central Pacific comprising 155 islands, 100 

 of which are inhabited, as many more islets and reefs. The total area is not less 

 than 7500 square miles, extending in longitude from 175"" E. to 177' w., and in 

 latitude from 15 s. to 22 .s. Tlie formation is both coral and volcanic, although 

 there are no aftive volcanoes. Coral formations mav be studied here to great ad- 



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