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Miadi, Medjit or New Year of the Jvlarsliall islands, was discovered by Kotzebue, 



Jannary i, 1817. The atoll is 3 m. N-S., and 0.7 m. wide. 10" i7'3o"n., i70°55'k. 

 Mibu, low, wooded, 11 m. in circumference, at the month of Fly river, separated by a 



narrow creek from the mainland. 8" 43' s., 143 ' 23' K. 

 Michaelov, see Tu\ana i ra, Fiji. 

 Middle, see Tegua in China strait. 



Middleburgh, on the New Gninea coast. 0° 24' vS., 132° 10' E. 

 AIiddlel)urgh, a name given by Tasman in 1643 to Ena of the Tongan islands. 

 Midge, see Abaura, New Gninea. 

 Midway, of the Hawaiian group, was discovered h\ Captain Brooks of the Gaiubia in 



1859. He took possession for tlie United vStates. It was surveyed by Captain 



W. Reynolds (afterwards Admiral ) in U. S. vS. lackaiocDnia in 1867. Reef is 18 m. 



in circumfereuce, with an entrance to the lagoon on the west. There are two islets. 



Eastern and vSand. 28" 12' 22" N., 177 22' 20" w. It has (1900) been carefully 



resurveyed b_y the officers and men of the U. S. /nn/zio/s, and n^'un- soundings 



were made to facilitate its use as a cable station. 

 Mille or Alulgrave, of the Marshall islands, is a chain of atolls 30 m. long; discovered 



by Captain Marshall in 1788. The southwest point is in 6' 09' N., 171" 30' E. 

 Mills, one of the Tiri islands off Vanua levu, Fiji. 

 Milne, off southeast coast of Raoul, Kermadec islands. 

 Miloradowitch, a name given by Bellingshausen in 1819 to Faaite of the Paumotu 



archipelago. 

 Minerva, see Pukaliuha, Paumotu archipelago. 



Miniminiahura is north of Saibai, New Guinea. 9^ 17' s., 142° 45' E. 

 Minto, see Tenarunga of the AtT:3eon group. 

 Mioko or Meoko, is an inhabited islet of the Duke of York group in the Bismarck 



archipelago, where the Cierman protectorate was proclaimed November 3, 1884. 



4" 13' S., 152' 28' E. 

 Mioskaroar, small, low, thickly wooded, on north coast of New Guinea. o'lS's., i35"o3'e. 

 Misima or vSt. Aignan of the Louisiade archipelago, is 21.5 m. E-w., 3-4 m. x-s., and 



35oozb ft- high. Population, in 1890, 3000; a mixture of Malay and Papuan 



stock; head-hunters, who have many canoes. Alluvial gold has been found. 



West cape 10" 38' s., 152" 31' E. 9. 

 Misool is 50 m. north from Ceram ; 50x20 m., mountainous and wooded. Interior 



people are Papuan, on the coast much mixed with Mala}-. Subject to Sultan of 



Tidore. 2° vS., 130" E. 

 Misore or Mj-sore, see Schouten islands. 

 Mitchell, a name of Nukulaelae of the Ellice group. 16. 

 Mitiero or Mitiaro, of the Hervey group, is 10 m. in circumference, very barren; deep 



lagoon with no opening in the surrounding reef. Population about 275. i9'49'.S., 



157° 43' w. 

 Mitre, see P'ataka in 11° 55' s., 170° 10' E. 

 Moai, islet of Ifalik, Caroline islands. 3. 

 Moala, high, volcanic island of Fiji; 5X7 ni., and 1535 ft. high. Population about 



600. South point is in 18' 41' s., 179' 53' E. 



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