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Hiti, or Eliza, one of the Raeffsky s^Toup in the Panniotns. Fninhabited. 16" 42' .s., 



144' 09' w. Also called Ohiti and Clute. 31. 

 Hivaoa or Dominica, of the Marqnesas islands, was discovered bv Mendana 21-22 July, 



1595. Dumont D'lTrville calls it Oniva-Hoa. 22 ni. by 6 ni., 2S20 ft. high. The 



most fertile and populous of the group. Population in 18S0, 2500zb- The east 



end is in 9 47' s., 138" 47' \v. 33. 

 Hiw, the largest of the Torres group in the New Hebrides, is 6.5 m. X 3-5 ui-, and 



1200 ft. high. 13" 04' .s., 166"" 30' K. 

 Hogoleu, see Rule, Caroline islands. 



Holborne, on the Australian coast. 19" 42' s., 148° 21' E. 



Holeva, islet 2.5 m. long, on the same reef with Lefuka, Hapai group, Tongan islands. 

 Holland, see Howland. 



Holt, see Taenga of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 

 Home, group on the Australian coast, ii" 57' s., 143° 17' E. 

 Honden, see Pukapuka, Paumotu archipelago. 23. 



Honegueneck, one of the Pleiades group northwest of Uea, Loyalty islands. 

 Honni, see One, Gilbert islands. 



Hood, of the Galapagos, is the southernmost of the group; 640 ft. high. 

 Hood, see Fatuhuku, Marcjuesas islands. 

 Hook, on the coast of Australia. 20" 07' s., 148" 57' E. 

 Hope, islet on the Great Barrier reef. 

 Hope, see Arorai, Gilbert islands. 



Hope (Captain Charles Hope) see Xiuafou, Tonga islands. 

 Hopper, see Apamama of the Gilbert islands. 



Horea, islet on the north side of Tiano pass, west coast of Raiatea, Society islands. 

 Horn, between Torres and P^ndeavor straits. 10' 36' s., 142 16' E. 

 Home, group discovered by Le IMaire and Schouten May 19, 1616. Consists of F'otuna 



and Alofa. Under French protedlorate. 

 Homo, of the Admiralty group. 211' S., 147" 46' E. 

 Hosken, small, wooded, 150 ft. high. 7" 36' S., 147" 37' E. 

 Houaf, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 7" 39' 05" x., 151 43' 42" E. 

 Houahouna, a chart form of Huahuna of the Marquesas islands. 

 Houtourou, the native name for Little Barrier in Auckland harbor. New Zealand. 

 Howe (Lord), see Mopiha, Society islands. 

 Howick, group on the Australian coast. 14 30' .s., 145" E. 

 Howison, in the Fiji group; 36 ft. high. 18' 51' ,s., 178" 25' 30" E.O 

 Howland was discovered by the American Captain Netcher, September 9, 1842. 



2 m. X 0.5 m., 20 ft. high. A guano island now claimed by Great Britain. 



o" 49' X., 176° 40' \v. 

 Htiaheine, easternmost of the Leeward group of the Society islands, discovered by 



Cook July, 1769; 20 m. in circumference; divided at high water into Huaheine nui 



and Huaheine iti. Population, iioo. 16' 42' 30" s., 159' 01' 15" w. 20. 

 Huahuna, of the Marquesas islands. 8' 55' s., 139 34' \v. 

 Huapu, or Adams of the ^Vlarquesas group is a bold and rocky island rising to a 



height of 4042 ft., and covering about 45 sq. m. 9 24' s., 140 05' w. 33. 



