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a bay on the northeast part of James island, took on board abont 500 individuals, 

 or nearly 14 tons: Jdiinial oj a C'niisr made to the Pacific Occa}i, New York, 1822, 

 2 vols. 8vo. Tlie tortoise are now nearly extinct, and some species (there are dis- 

 tinct ones on different islands) have whollv disappeared. See Catalogue of the 

 gigantic Land Tortoises in tlie Britisli Miiseiini, by Giinther, London, 1877. There 

 are six principal islands, nine islets, and many mere rocks. All are volcanic, and 

 Darwin ( I'otcanic Islands) estimated the number of extinct craters at 2000. The 

 largest island, Albemarle, is 60X 15 ni., and 4700 ft. high. The other islands are 

 Narborough, Culpepper, Wenman, Abingdon, Bindloe, Tower, James, Jarvis, 

 Duncan, Indefatigable, Barrington, Charles, Hood and Chatham. See Proceed- 

 n/os 0/ tlic Royal Geographical Society., 1880, pp. 742-755. 



Galera ( La), discovered April, 1568, bv Pedro de Ortega Valencia and Hernan Gallego 

 of Mendana's expedition. Solomon islands. 



Galoa, see Ngaloa, Fiji. 



Gambler, see Mangareva in the Paumotu archipelago. Discovered b\- Captain Wilson 

 in the Da ^ and named for Admiral Lord Gambler. 22. 



Ganges, nothing certain known of this island or reef reported in 39 47' x., 154° 15' E. 



Gannet, see Karewha, New Zealand. 



Garahi, islet of Sariba, southeast coast of New Guinea; 355 ft. high. 



Garden, see L'in of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Gardenijs was named by Tasman for a member of Council for Lidia. Tasman calls 

 it Gerrit de Nijs and Gardenys on the same page of his journal (p. 42 of transla- 

 tion), 1643. About 20 m. off the northeast coast of New Ireland; i6oozt: ft. high. 

 The north end is in 3 ' 04' s., 152" 38' H. 



Gardner, of the Bismarck archipelago, is about 29 m. wxw. from Gardenijs, and more 

 than 1600 ft. high. The north point is in 2" 45' s., 151 55' E. 



Gardner, see Faraulep of the Caroline archipelago. 



Gardner, of the Hawaiian group, is a rock 200 yards in diameter, and 170 ft. high. 

 It was discovered by the captain of the American whaler Malo, June 2, 1820. 



25 00 40 N., 167 59 05 \V. 



Gardner, or Kemins, is the southwestern island of the Phoenix group. 4" 37' 42" S., 



174' 40' 18" w.O 

 Gardner, see Fonualei, Tongan islands. 

 Garnot, a volcanic cone in the Schouten group on the north coast of New Guinea. 



3' 31' •'^•- 144' 34' K. 

 Garrick, on the New Guinea coast. 7 48' s., 144' 52' E. 

 Gaspar Rico, a name of Taongi, Marshall islands. 

 Gau, see Ngau, Fiji. 

 Gaua, Gog or Sauta Maria of the Banks group, is 10 m. in diameter and 2200 ft. high. 



It has about 2000 inhabitants. 14° 15' S., 167° 28' K. 

 Gaudichaud, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 7° 32' 35" N., 150' 59' 32" E. 

 GavotU, islet of Solomon islands. 

 Gawa, an island of curious stru6lure in the Trobriand group. It is 2 m. in diameter, 



and a coral wall rises 400 ft., within which is a plateau 100 ft. lower. Population, 



500±. 8° 30' S., 151° E- 



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