1 66 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Wainwright, see Akamaru, islet of Mangareva. 32. 



Wakaia or Wakaya, lo m. east from Ovalau, Fiji; 4X1.5 m., 595 ft. high. North 

 point is in 17° 35' 16" S., 179° 02' E. 



Wake was discovered in 1796 from the Prince IVilliaiu Ilctiry^ but it is probably the 

 San Francisco of Mendana; 20-25 ni. long, S ft. high. When I saw it from the 

 masthead of the ship Oracle., in 1865, it was covered with a low and sparse vege- 

 tation. 19° 15' N., 166° 30' E. Annexed by the United States in July, 1898. 



Waldron, a small island in the Hudson group, near Viti levu, Fiji. 17° 51' s., 

 177° 09' 30" E.G Named for Purser R. R. Waldron of the Wilkes Expedition. 



Walibi, islet of Panatinani, Louisiade archipelago; 140 ft. high, gras-S}'. 



Walker, in the Hudson group, Fiji. 17° 34' 30" S., 177° 03' 10" E.O Named for 

 Lieutenant W. M. Walker of the Wilkes Expedition. 



Walker, discovered by Captain Walker in 1814. 3° 34'N., 149° 15'w. Existence doubtful. 



Wallis (Red), in Torres strait. 10° 50' S., 142° 02' E. 



Wallis (Woody), in Torres strait. 10° 52' S., 142° 02' E. 



Wallis, islet of Port Praslin, New Ireland. 4° 48' S., 152° 47' E. 



Wallis, see Uvea. 18. 



Walo, islet north of Port Stanley, on the coast of Malekula, New Hebrides. 



Walpole, Loyalty islands, was discovered November 17, 1794, by Captain Butler of 

 the Walpole. ' 22° 38' 07" S., 168° 56' 45" E. 



Wanim or Grass, in the Louisiade archipelago; 1.5 m. n-s., 390 ft. high. 



Waremata or East, in the Bouvouloir group, Louisiade archipelago, is 500 ft. high, 

 densely- wooded. 10° 26' S., 152° 03' E. 



Wanawana, an extensive, low, densely wooded island off the west side of New Georgia 

 ( INIarovo), Solomon islands. 8° 12' S., 157° 07' E. 



Waratap, on the east side of South bay of Fate, New Hebrides. 



Wari or Teste, between the Louisiades and New Guinea : called Teste by D'Urville ; 

 2.5 m. E-w., 0.2 m. wide; inhabited by uncouth natives who wear human jawbones 

 as armlets. 10° 57' 55" S., 151" 03' 20" E. 9. 



Wariura, 8° 22' s., 143° 24' e. 



Warren Hastings, see Pulo Mariere, Caroline islands. 4° 20' N., 132 28' E. 



Warrior, see Tut on the south coast of New Guinea. 



Wasau = Faiva, islet of Uea, Loyalty islands. 



Washington, New York or Prospect, was discovered by Captain Fanning in 1798; 

 3.2 X 1.2 m., 10 ft. above the sea ; covered with coconut and other trees. No lagoon, 

 but a fresh water pond. 4° 41' 35" n., 160° 15' 37" w. (Fig. 12.) 



Washington, see Huahuua, Marquesas islands. 



Wasima, 175 ft. high, southeast from Dituna point, southeast coast of New Guinea. 



Wasp, islet near Layard islands on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Wateeoo = Atiu, Hervey islands. 



Waterlandt, of Schouten and Lemaire, is Manihi of the Paumotu archipelago. 31. 



Watmough, a low island off Yiti levu, Fiji. 17° 45' 50" S., 177° 20' 40" E.© 



Watson, islet off Blanche harbor. Mono, Solomon islands. 



Watts, see Ailuk of the Marshall islands. 6, 



Watts, see Kuriva in the Engineer group, Louisiade archipelago. 



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