INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



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Maiden or Independence was discovered by Byron July 29, 1825, on the voyage on 



which he brought tlie remains of the King and Queen of the Hawaiian islands to 



Honolulu. It is 4 ni. in diameter, and about 30 ft. high. There are traces of a 



former PoUmesian population in curious stone struc5lures. It is a British pos- 

 session and is worked for guano. No fresh water on the island. It was named 



for an officer of the Blonde. 4 05' s., 155 \v. 

 Malebtl, islet off north coast of \'iti levu, Fiji. 

 Malekula or Mallicolo, of the New Hebrides, extends 55 m. xw-SK. by 15 m. The 



inhabitants are warlike but snuill in stature. The southwest point is in 16 26'. s., 



167° 47' K. As will be seen 



bv the map, the northeast and :"-,.■:..•- 



south shores are fringed b^- a 



mountain chain. 

 Malema, see Matema or Swallow 



islands. 

 Mali is off the north coast of \'a- 



nua levu, Fiji; 350 ft. liigh; 



inhabited. 16' 20' 54" S., 179" 



19' 42" K. 

 Malima, two islets (south one 



130 ft. high) in the centre of 



a lagoon 1.7 ui. in diameter, 



6 m. N. by \v. from Kanathia, 



Fiji. 1 7" 08' 30" s., i8o"5o'k.© 

 Malitioa, small, low, 50 ft. high. 



Tongan group. 

 Maliu or Toulon is 6 m. off Anui- 



zon bay on the south coast of 



New Guinea. It is 3 m. in cir- 1 



cumference, and 300 ft. high ; ' — ^ 



covered with trees and grass. fig. 5. m.a.lf,kula : from .\DMiR.A.i/rv chart. 



There is a large village. 



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Mallicolo, see Malekula, New Hebrides. The former perhaps more common on charts. 

 Malo or St. Bartholemew, islet off the southeast side of Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 



Natives are small in stature, but vigorous eaters of human flesh. 

 Maloelab, Calvert, Araktcheeff or Kaven of the Marshall islands, was discovered bv 



Captain Gilbert June 29, 1788, and by him named Calvert. It consists of 64 islets 



on a reef extending 33 m. N\v-.SE. by 15 ni. Kotzebue gives the southeast point as 



in 8° 29' N., 171" 11' E. 6. 

 Malogi, islet near Tangoa anchorage, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 

 Malolo islands, of the Hud.son group, Fiji, extend over a triangle with sides of 2 m. 



They are inhabited and well cultivated. Malolo, Malololailai, Ngualito, Mathiu 



Wadingi and Vatu mbulo, the last three mere rocks. 17^46' io"s., i77°o8'4o"k.O 

 Malololailai, islet southeast from Malolo, 30 ft. high. North point 17' 46' 30" s. 



177" 10' 30" H. 



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