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INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISIAXDS. 



Gela, see Florida, Solomon islands. 



Geloon, or Gchm, one of the Hermit islands. Inliabited. i 32' S., 145° E. 



Gente Hermosa, or Swain, was discovered by Quiros March 2, 1606, and by him 

 named La Peregrina. Espinosa called it Isla de Gente Hermosa, from the beauty 

 of the inhabitants. It is 7-8 m. in circumference, and 15-25 ft. above the sea; 

 lagoon closed. At the time of the Wilkes expedition it was well wooded, but now 

 the island is occupied by an American, Jennings, who has 800 acres planted with 

 coconuts. II 05' .s., 170" 55' 15" w. 15. 



Georgian, name given by Cook to Tahiti and the southeast group; tlie northwest he 

 called Society, for the Ro^-al Society. 



Gera, inhabited i,s]et off the northeast coa.st of Guadalcanar, Solomon islands. 



Gero, islet in Uarai bay, southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Gerrit Denys, see Gardenijs of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Gesira, islet 220 ft. high on the southeast coast of New Guinea. 



Gibbons, see Daiwari of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Gicquel, a volcanic island on the north side of New Britain. Found by late surveys to 

 be a portion of the main island. West end, 4° 57' s., 149 52' K. Named for one 

 of the pilots of the Recherche. 10. 



Gie or Pine islet off Isle of Pines. 13. 



Gigila, islet 420 ft. high, wooded; connected with Abaga gaheia by reef on the south- 

 east. Louisiade archipelago. 



Gikuo, islet of Ontong Java. 5° 19' s., 159" 46' H. II. 



Gilbert, islet, low and wooded, near Schouten islands on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Gilbert, see Maiana of the Gilbert islands. 7. 



GILBERT ISLANDS. 



Siiiipsoii C;roiip: 



Kuria. 



.\raiiuka. 



.Vli.aniauia, 



KiiiK'Siiiill <>riiii| 



NoiU)Uti. 



Tapiteuea. 



Peru. 



Xiikunau. 



Oiioatoa. 



Tamana. 



.\rorttl. 



>\'oo(lle. 



Henderville. Xauki. 

 Mo]ilier. Hojrer. Sinip> 



S.viienhaiM. 



I>n]lntuon(l. Bishop. 



FralK-is. 



B.vroii. 



Clerk, Onutu. 



llotcher. Phtebe. 



Hope, Hurd, Aiore. 



Marshall & (iillicrt, 17s.->. 

 .Marshall & liilbert. 

 Marshall A- (iilb.-rt. 17.w. 



Caiit. DniMinioiHl. 

 (■ai>t. Clerk. 1S27. 

 H.vrou. 17<i5. 



Elisabeth. iSot). 



13 

 13 



(I.S 

 17 

 23 

 .53 

 32 

 3!) 



173 2S 

 173 41 

 173 53 



174 IH 111 

 174 45 



171) 

 175 

 175 

 177 



56 

 34 

 311 



II.." 

 9.1 



13.; 



4 



11.." 



15(10 

 ll)(IO 

 .■,11(IU 



(JOOO 

 .SCOO 



2000 



5(100 

 3(100 

 2000 

 2500 



Gilbert Islands, so named by Krusenstern for the captain of the Charlotte, consist of 

 16 islands not more than 20 ft. above tlie sea. The area of dry land is not more 

 than 150 sq. m. Population, 50,000. They belong to Great Britain. The inhabi- 

 tants have been christianized b^- the missionaries of the xA-inerican and Hawaiian 

 Boards and the Bible has been translated into the language of the group by Rev. 

 Hiram Bingham, D.D. In former days the people were noted for the manufa^lure 



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