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Nigeri, see Nihiru of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 



Nifilofi or Nifilole, of the New Hebrides, extends i m. NW-SE., and is 120 ft. high. 



Nifo, in the Yasawa group, Fiji, is between Matathoni levu and Yangati. 16° 59' 30" s., 



177 19 10 E.O 

 Night, a wooded island on the Aiistralian coast. 13° 11' .s., 143" 35' E. 

 Nigahau, islet off the northwest point of Panatinani, Louisiade archipelago. 

 Niguna, see Muna, New Hebrides. 

 Nihiru, Niheri or Nigeri, of the Paumotu archipelago, is a well wooded island with a 



lagoon opening on the south side. It is 7 m. in diameter. North point is in 



16° 41' S., 142° 53' W. 21. 

 Nihoa or Bird, of the Hawaiian group, is a volcanic mass rising steep from the water 



to a height of 880 ft., the only landing place being on the south side. Discovered 



by Captain Douglas of the Iphigcuia April 13, 1789. Modu manu of the old charts 



is a corruption of Moku manu^Bird island. 23" 05' 50" N., 161" 56' 30" w. I. 

 Niihatl, of the Hawaiian group, is the most westerly inhabited island of the groi:p, 



with a superficies of 62,000 acres, and is about 16X6 m. and 800 ft. high. Used 



mainly as a sheep ranch. I. 

 Nileuti, a wooded islet in Tohio passage, on the southeast coast of New Caledonia. 

 Nittianu is 25 m. northeast of Santa Cruz; 200 ft. high. 10° 21' S., 166° 17' E. 

 Nimoa or Pig, of the Louisiade archipelago, is fertile, well wooded and inhabited ; the 



largest in Coral Haven 1.5 m. southeast from Panatinani; 455 ft. high. 

 Nimrod islands were seen by Captain Eilbeck in the Nimrod in 1828. 56° 20' s., 



158° 30' w. Existence doubtful. 

 Nina, see Aniwa, New Hebrides. 



Ninepin, on the coast of New Guinea. 10° 13' s., 142° 40' E. 

 Ninita, in the Louisiade archipelago. 11" 17' S., 153° 15' E. 

 Ninon, of the Louisiade archipelago, is northeast from Moturina. Half a mile long, 



175 ft. high. 

 Ninuha, on the east coast of Ysabel, Solomon islands. 7° 54' s., 159° 20' E. 

 Nitendi, see Santa Cruz, of the New Hebrides. 12. 

 Niua, see Aniwa, New Hebrides. 

 Niuababu, islet of the Tongan group. 

 Niuafoou, of the Tongan islands Mas discovered bv Captain Edwards in H. M. S. 



Pandora August 3, 1791, and \>y him called Proby. It is an a6live volcano 3.5 m. 



N-s., 3 m. E-w. Was in eruption in 1853 when manj- lives were lost ; April 12, 



1867, and again in 1886 and 1887. 15° 34' S., 175" 40' 40" \v. 

 Niuatobutabu, of the Tongan group, was discovered by Lemaire and Schouten May 



II, 1616. Named Keppel bv Wallis in 1767. It is 2000 ft. high. 15° 52' S., 



173° 50' w. 18. 

 Niiie or Savage. 19 s., 170 w. Is a coral island upheaved, 300 ft. high, and about 

 30 m. in circumference. It was named by Cook (June 20, 1774) Savage because 

 his boats were fiercely attacked when making a landing. Population in 1872, 

 5,124; is increasing. Natives rather small and dark; have a language of their 

 own closel}' resembling Sanioan ; were not cannibals, did not offer human sacri- 

 fices nor worship idols. Much of their work was quite distinct. 15. 



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