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Amsterdam, islet on the coast of New Guinea, o' 20' s., 132^ 08' E. 



Anisterdani (New), a name given by Tasman, in 1643, to Tongatabn. 



Amytideu, an islet of Nanionuito of the Carolines. 4. 



Anaa, or Chain of the Paumotus, was discovered by Cook in 1769. The northwest 

 point is in 17" 23' S., 145° 38' 30" w. In 1874 there were 1500 inhabitants and 

 7,000,000 coconut trees. Inhabitants formerly war-like, good sailors, and canni- 

 bals; obtained control of many of the neighboring islands. 31. 



Anabadibadila, islet of the Dumoulin group on the southeast coast of New Guinea. 

 It is 17 ft. high. 



Anacoretas, called also Hermit, Monk's, Anchorite, were discovered by Bougainville, 

 August 7, 176S. There are five or six islets covering a space 2.5 m. long. The 

 inhabitants are said to resemble Chinese, o" 50' s., 145° 35' E. 8. 



AnagtlSa, or Bentley of the Louisiade archipelago, in 10^ 43' s., 150' 43' E., is 1.2 ni. 

 E-w. and half a mile broad; inhabited; 350 ft. high. 



Anakarukarua, one of the Dumoulin group on the coast of New Guinea. 225 ft. high. 



Anangai, see Wolea, Caroline islands. 



Anataxan, or Anatajan, of the ^Marianas, is 5 m. E-w. and 1.5 x-s., about 1200 ft. high; 

 volcanic. 16° 19' n., 145° 35' E. See map under Marianas. 



Anattinga, islet on the north coast of \'anua levu, Fiji, north of the entrance to the 

 Lekutu river. 



Anchor, low, small, wooded on northeast of East cape of New Guinea. 



Anchorage, or Pass at the mouth of the lagoon of Taka or Suvarov. 13^ 13' .s., 

 163 09' 15" w. 



Anchorage, islet of Stewart island. New Zealand. 



Anchorite, see Anacoretas. 



Andatavie, marks tlie north limit of Ngaloa harbor, Fiji. It is 165 ft. high. 



Andema, or Ant, of the Carolines, was discovered by Liitke and is about eight miles 

 west of Ponape. It consists of a dozen coral islets and is not permanently in- 

 habited ; belongs to a chief of Ponape, and is resorted to for fish and turtle. 

 The name has been explained to mean Ant over there. 6 45' N., 158° E. 5. 



Andiwathe, islet 250 ft. high, off the west coast of Yanua mbalavu, Fiji. 14. 



Andrew, near the centre of Hercules bay, low and wooded, on the northeast coast of 

 New Guinea. 



Androna, in the Yasawa group, Fiji, extends 3 m. by 1.2 and is 900 ft. high. The 

 north point is in 16" 52' S., 177 24' 30" E. 14. 



Anegada, La. Quiros discovered January 26, 1606, an island which he called Luna 

 puesta ; Caspar Gonzales de Leza called it La Anegada, and Jose Espinosa named 

 it Encarnacion. 



Aneiteum, was discovered by Cook in 1773 in his passage through the New Hebrides. 

 It is 10 m. E-w. and 6 m. N-s., 2788 ft. high, and has 1500 inhabitants. Southwest 

 point is in 20° 15' 17" s., 169" 44' E. In control of the PresbA-terian IMission. 



Anganga (Agaga), high, uninhabited island of Fiji. The east end is in 16" 34'3o"s., 

 1 78" 38' 20" E. 



Angasa is 150 ft. high and has three islets within the same reef in Fiji. 18 55' s., 



181 28' E. 



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