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INDEX TO THE PAC/EfC ISLANDS. 



Maitre, islet between Xouniea and I'eu island, Xew Caledonia. 



Maiwo or Maewo, also called Anrora, is the northeast island of the New Hebrides. 



It is 30 ni. x-s., and 2000 ft. high. The north point is 14 50' s., 16S" 05' p:. 12. 

 Majuro or Arrowsmith was discovered In- Caj^tains Marshall and Gilbert in 17S8. 



it consists of 33 islets on a reef 30 bv 10 ni. Sontheast point is in 7 05 x., 



171" 23' K. 

 Makada is an inhabited islet of the Duke of York group in the Bismarck archipelago. 



4° 06' S., 152 26' H. 

 Makahaa, islet in the Biha channel leading to Tongatabu,Tongan islands. 2i°o6'4o"s., 



17s 08' w. 

 Makamea, islet of Ontong Java. 5' 36' s., 159 21' K. 

 Makane, one of the Hermit islands. 1° 35' s., 144" 57' E. 

 Makapu, islet of Mangareva. 

 Makaroa or Marsh, islet of Mangareva. 

 Makatea, Metia or Aurora, of the Panmotu archipelago, the Recreation of Rogge- 



wein who discovered it in 1712, is of uplifted coral, 230 ft. high. It is wooded, 



and inhabited bv people who still make good kapa. North end is in 15 49' 35". s., 



148 13' 15" w. 20. 

 Makemo (Makima of Wilkes), Phillips, Kontousoff (of Bellingshausen), was dis- 

 covered from the Marqairt in 1803. It is 40 m. wxw-ESE. The west end is in 



16° 26' .s., 143 56' w. 

 Makin or Pitt is the most northerly of the Gilbert islands, and is 6 m. long, and from 



a half to two miles wide. The northeast point is in 3" 20'45'x., 172" 58'45"k. 7- 

 Makondratlga is i m. by 0.5 m., and half a mile northwest from Makongai, Fiji. 

 Makongai is between Ovalau and Koro, Fiji. It is 2 m. by 1.5 m., and 876 ft. high. 



17° 27' s., 179" 02' w. 

 Makura, 4 m. southeast from Mai, New Hebrides; 991 ft. high ; i m. xw-SE.; 120 



natives; all profess Christianity. 

 Mala, see Malaita of the Solomon islands. 

 Malaita, Solomon islands, the Mala of natives, Isla de Ramos of Gallego, Terre des 



Arsacides of Surville, was discovered by Hernando Enriquez of Mendaiia's expe- 

 dition in 156S. It is 103 m. long and 4274 ft. high. The northwest point is in 



8 19' S., 160 30' E. The southeast point is in 9" 45' s., 161° 30' E. Natives are 



reputed treacherous. 

 Malacan or Malacal, islet of Korror, Pelew islands. 7" 19' x., 134 31' 45" E. 

 Malaki is off the north side of \'iti levn, Fiji. Of triangular form with sides about 



2 m. long, it is 755 ft. high, covered with grass and casuarina trees; inhabited. 



The northeast point is in 17" 16' 10" S., 178 08' 40" E. 

 Malamala, a sand islet in Nandi waters off the west coast of \'iti levu, Fiji. 

 Malapa, the largest island in Maran sound off Guadalcanar, vSolomon islands. 9'46'.s., 



160 48' E. 

 Malatta, of the Exploring group, is joined to \'anua mlxilavu by reef. It is 2 ni. by 



0.3 m., and 420 ft. high. 17 20' 30" s., 181" 01' E. 

 Malaupaina, tlie southernmost of the Three Sisters, Solomon islands. The middle 



one is Malan lalo, the north one jMalau. 



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