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Ailingiappel, islet of Mentschikow or Kwadjelin in the Marshall islands. 

 Ailinglablab, of the Marshall islands, was discovered by Captain Bond in December, 



1792. It is 36 ni. long and composed of many islets on the ring encircling in a 



very irregular way a lagoon. The northwest end is 8° 11' N., 167° 58' E. 

 Ailuk, also Tindal, Watts or Krusenstern of the Marshall islands, was discovered by 



Captain Marshall in 1788, and is 20 m. long and 5-8 m. wide. 10° 30' N., 170° 04' E. 

 Ain, wooded islet of Mengalia reef on the northeast coast of New Caledonia. 

 Ainioro, one of the Amazon islands on the south coast of New Guinea. 10^ 21' S., 



149° 17' E. 

 Aiona, islet of Murua or Woodlark in the Trobriand group. 9" 13' .S., 152"^ 49' E. 

 Aiou ^ Yowl, west from the New Guinea coast. 

 Aipere, a name sometimes given to Tanna of the New Hebrides. 

 Airik, islet of Maloelab in the Marshall islands. 8 31' X-, 171" 10' 30" E. 

 Aitutaki, of the Herve^- group, was discovered April 11, 17S9, by Captain Bligh of 



the Bounty a few da^-s before the mutiny broke out. It is high and 18 m. in 



circumference, with a reef on the southwest coast. Population about 1500. 



The finest tatuing I have ever seen was on two Aitutakian sailors. 18' 54' S., 



159' 41' w. 23. 

 Aiva, is a double islet, Aiva-va and Aiva-thaki, between Lakeniba and Oneata of the 



Fiji group; low, not exceeding 30 ft.; uninhabited; 9 m. X 3-5 m. 18" 21' S., 



181° 17' E. 14. 

 Aivei, islet on the coast of New Guinea. j° 50' s., 145" 10' E. 

 Aivo, or Renn}', is on the east side of Malaita, Solomon islands, low and wooded ; 



less than a mile NW'-SE. 8° 58' S. 

 Akahaina, or Fakaina, or Predpriatie, of the Paumotu group was discovered by Kotze- 



bue in 1824. It is low, inhabited, about 4 m. long. The centre is in 15 ' 58' s., 



140° 11' 30" w. 21. 

 Akamaru, or Wainwright, is an islet of Mangareva of the Paumotu group. 22. 

 Akamoktim, islet of Peleliu of the Pelew or Palao islands. 

 Akani, a group of islets in the Bismarck archipelago. 3" 20' s., 154" 36' E. 

 Akiaki, or Thrum Cap of the Paumotu group was discovered b}- Bougainville in 1768 



and bj' him called Les Lanciers; inhabited, though a low coral bank less than a 



mile in diameter. 19" 17' 40" S., 138° 42' W.Q 22. 

 Akoo, islet of Ontong Java, Solomon islands. 5" 37' S., 159 34' E. II. 

 Alapawa, in Cook strait. New Zealand. 41" 12' S., 174" 20' E. 



Alau, islet off the east coast of Maui, Hawaiian group. 20' 43' 50" X., 155 58' w. 

 Albany, on the coast of Australia. 10^ 43' S., 142° 36' E. 

 Albatross, islet at the mouth of Saluafata harbor on Upolu, Samoan group, 9 m. east 



of Apia. 

 Albemarle, of the Galapagos, 60 X 15 "i-, 4000 ft. high; six volcanoes; largest of 



the group. 

 Alcester, a group of three islands of the Trobriand group extending about 3 m. ENE- 



wsw. The natives are most skilful canoe builders. 9 ' 29' S., 152" 30' 45" E. 

 Alcmene, an islet 3 m. southeast from Isle of Pines, Loyalty group. 22^40' S., 167^ 29' E. 

 Alden, of the Hudson group, Fiji. High and rocky, if 37' 20" S., 177" 00' E. 



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