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Maty was discovered by Carteret September 19, 1767, and named for his friend Dr. 

 Alaty. It is 6 m. square, flat and tliickly peopled b}- a fine light colored race of 

 uncertain relationship. Their implements are peculiar and exceedingly interest- 

 ing. 1° 45' s., 142° 47' E. Probably this is Tiger of the charts. 8. 

 Mau, Hinchinbrook or Vele of the New Hebrides, is a volcanic cone 2 m. in diameter, 

 and 1493 ft. high. The crater is filled with vegetation. Natives peaceable. 



Maui, of the Hawaiian group, is the second in size, measuring 466,000 acres. It is 

 43 m. long, divided by a low isthmus into East and West Maui. The former is the 

 grand cone (10,032 ft. high) capped by the crater of Haleakala, which is more 

 than 2000 ft. deep and 20 m. in circuit. The latter, also an ancient volcano, is 

 lower (5820 ft.) and its flanks are deeply cut into picturesque valleys. Popula- 

 tion in 1896 was 17,726. The north side of the isthmus is in 20" 54' 15" N., 

 156° 29' w. I. 



Mauiki, of the Hervey group, is about 6 m. in circumference, fertile, has no lagoon 

 nor any opening in the fringing reef. 20 07' .S., 157 ' 22' \v. 23. 



Manpiti, see Marua of the Society islands. 



Mausoleum, a sugar-loaf-shaped hill 650 ft. high, between New Ireland and New 

 Hanover in the Bismarck archipelago. 2 44' S., 150^ 32' E. 



]\Iauti of Byron is Mauiki of the Hervey group. 



Mavuva, islet of Mathuata on the north coast of Yanua levu, Fiji. 



Mawtu, islet of Fakaafo or Bowditch. 9' 25' 30" s., 171 12' 30" w. 



May, see Yakuve, Fiji. 18° 51' 45" .s., 178" 27' E.© 



Mayon, see Marua or Woodlark. 



]\Iayor, see Tuhoua, New Zealand. 



Mba, islet of Uitoe passage, southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbatiki (Batiki), Fiji, near the centre of the group, is 2 m. in diameter and 609 ft. 

 high. Population in 1880, 342. 17 ' 46' s., 179" 10' E. 



Mbau (Bau), Fiji, small island east from \'iti levu, 80 ft. high. 17''' 59' 16" .s.,. 

 178° 39' 20" E. 



Mbe, islet in Port Uitoe, .southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbenau, islet on the south coast of \'anua leyu, Fiji, 100 j-ds. in diameter, covered 

 with palms. 



Mbenga (Beqa), is 5X3 ni- and rises to 1400 ft. 18° 22' 15" S., 178° 07' 30" E. 



Mboa, islet in Uitoe passage on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbu, islet in Port Uitoe, on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbua, islet 35 ft. high on the shore reef at the southeast end of Nananu i thake, Fiji. 



Mbuimbani, a conical island 430 ft. high in Nanuku passage, Fiji; planted with 

 coconut trees. 



Mbulia (Bulla), 460 ft. high, inhabited, in Kandavu group, Fiji. 18'46's., 178'33'E. 



Mbulo, a small island off Cape Pitt of Marovo, Solomon islands; about 800 ft. high. 

 8° 45' S., 158" 15' E. 



McAskill, see Tugulu ; also Pingelap. 



McKean, of the Phcenix group, was discovered by Wilkes in 1840. It is low, 

 0.7X0.5 m. I 36' S., 174° 16' w.O 17. 



Meaburn, islet of Caroline islands. 



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