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INDEX TO THE PACIEIC ISLANDS. 



MataSO or Two Hill of the New Hebrides, is about 19 m. north from Nguna; 1650 

 ft. high. Natives friendly. Mission station. \f 18' S., 168° 23' E. 



Matathoni levu, of Yasawa group, Fiji, 2 ni. N-s. North point in 16° 57's., 178° 1845" K. 



Matelotas, see Ngoli of the Caroline islands. 



Matema, Swallow or Reef, comprise Lomlom, Nufiluli, Pilcni, Nukapu, Anologo, 

 Nibanga, Panavi, Nupani, Fenuloa. The group lies between 10' 04'- 10° 22' S., 

 165' 39-166° 19' E. British protectorate proclaimed August 18, 1898. 12. 



Materbert, small, rocky, off Gazelle peninsula of New Britain, Bismarck archipelago. 



Materhert, of the Bismarck archipelago, is 0.2 m. long. 4' 17' s., 151° 32' E. 



Matthias, a mountainous and wooded islet 

 northwest from New Hanover. i°32's. 



Mathieu, islet of Malolo group, Fiji. 

 Mathuata ( Macuata ) , off north coast of Ya- 



nua levu, Fiji; 1.5 m.long, 50oft.highdb■ 

 Matilda, see Mururoa of the Pauniotu archi- 

 pelago. 23. 

 Matin, islet of ]\Iarovo or New Georgia, 



Solomon islands. 8"' 25' .s., 158° 05' E. 

 MatO, islet 5 m. south from Uen island. 

 Matthew, discovered by Captain Gilbert 

 in 1788; 465 ft. liigh. 22° 20' 12" S., 



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Matthew, islet in Uitoe passage on the 

 southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Matthew, a basaltic cone southeast from 

 New Caledonia. 



Matthew, see ]\Iaraki of the Gilbert islands. 



Mattinson, 'see Sophia of the Ellice group 

 (existence uncertain). 



Matty, or Maty, was discovered by Carteret September 19, 1767, and named for his 

 friend Dr. Maty. It is 6 m. square, flat, and thickly peopled by a fine light col- 

 ored race of uncertain relationship. Their implements are peculiar and exceed- 

 ingly interesting. i''45'.s., 142' 47'E. Probably this is Tiger of the charts. 8. 



Mattl avi, one of the Stewart group. 8 ' 23' S., 162" 58' E. 



MatukanapUta, small and rocky island off Gazelle peninsula of New Britain; 60 ft. 

 high. 4 13' s., 151' 32' E. 



Matuku, in Fiji, is a good example of a high ( 1262 ft.) island with a fringing reef. 

 The map is copied from the survey given in the C 'liallciiorr Report. Matuku is 

 4.5 m. N-s. Carr's harbor on the west side is the best in the group. The volcanic 

 peaks add great beauty to the scenery. The south point is in 19° 13' 30" S., 

 179° 44' E. Population in 1S80 was 712. 



Matupi, a small volcanic island in Blanche bay. New Britain. 4 13' s., 152° 10' E. 



Maturei Vavao or Estancelin of the Paumotu archipelago, is the southeastern of the 



Ac^seon group. It is 6 m. xw-SE. Northwest point is in 2i"27's., i36°28'w. 22. 



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