So INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Islas de los velas latinas ^ Southern Marianas. 



Islas de los Reyes, name given by Saavedra in 1528 to a part of the Caroline islands 



supposed to be Uluthi. 

 Isubobo, islet off the southeast coast of New Guinea, near Sideia island; 115 ft. high. 

 Itai, islet in Nandi waters on the west coast of Viti levu, Fiji. 

 Itamati, islet on the reef of Pavuvu or Russell islands, Solomon group. 

 Itapa, see Santa Ana, Solomon islands. 



Itiahi, islet at the entrance to Maupiti lagoon, Society islands. 

 ItO or Didymus, on the .southeast coast of New Guinea, r.2 m.Xo.5 m.; 500 ft. higli; 



uninhabited. 10° 33' 50" .s., 150° 46' 25" E. 

 Iwa, .see Jouveney of the Kiriwina group. 



lyin, or Garden, is south of Tagula of Louisiade archipelago; 170 ft. high ; cultivated. 

 lyoh, islet on the coast of Malaita, Solomon islands. 



Jabbering, group of four islets in Ward Hunt strait. 9 38' s., 149" 53' E. 



Jabeia, islet between Yasawa and Naviti, Fiji. 



Jabor, islet of Jaluit, Marshall islands. 5° 55' n., 169 39' E. 



Jabwat, of the Marshall islands; 0.7 m. X 0.2 m. 7 43' x., 169" 05' K. 6. 



Jacob, islet on the New Guinea coast. 3" 07' S., 132" 27' E. 



Jacquemart, off the .south coast of Campbell island, New Zealand. 



Jacquinot, a conical island off the north coast of New Guinea. 3° 25' s., 144" 22' E. 



Jaluit or Bonham, of the Marshall islands, was discovered in 1S09 from the brig 

 Elisabeth. It is an atoll with 50 iglets on a reef 32 m. x-s., and from 7 to 20 m. 

 wide. In 1S82 the population was 700. The lagoon has a depth of 25-30 fathoms. 

 Now the seat of the German Government in the Marshall group. The north point, 

 according to Captain Brown, is in 6' 22' N., 169" 22' E. 6. 



James, of the Galapagos, is 1200 ft. high. 0° 15' 20" s. 



Jamna, on the north coast of New Guinea. The natives superior to those farther east. 



Jane, islet in the Caroline islands. 



Jane, islet, 600 ft. high, at the head of Port Moresby, New Guinea. 



Jappen, see Jobi, New Guinea. 



Jardines (Los), a name given by the Spanish navigators to some garden-like islands 

 eastward of the Marianas. Krusenstern thinks Namonuito in the Carolines. 

 Mhuoircs /ivdroi^raphiqius, p. 16. 



Jarrad, group on the south shore of Collingwood bay. New Guinea. 9' 34's., 149 30' E. 



Jarvis or Bunker was discovered by Captain Bro\\n in the English ship Eliza Francis 

 August 21, 182 I. A raised coral island 10-12 ft. above the sea, of triangular out- 

 line; 1.7 m. E-w., I m. N-s. No trees, and little grass; mostly guano. Annexed 

 to Great Britain June 3, 1889. o' 22' 33" .S., 159" 54' 11" w. 19. 



Jarvis, 525 ft. high, 36 m. from the coast of New Guinea. 9 55' s., 142° E. 



Jawt, islet of Ruk lagoon, Caroline islands. 4. 



JekoitS, islet of Ponape, Caroline islands. An irregular triangle, 1.5 m.^ on a side, 

 1000 ft. high. 5. 



Jemo, Temo or Steep-to was seen from the Na/i/ihis in 1799. It is 0.7 m. in diameter. 



10 00' 45" X., 169' 42' E. Marshall islands. 6. 



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