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Nuakata or Lydia, is east of the East cape of New Guinea; loio ft. high, thickly 



inhabited. 10° 17' S., 151° R. 

 Nuare, on the great South Reef of New Caledonia, 3.5 m. sw. \>y S. from Kie. 

 Nubaru or Nubara, islet on the southeast coast of Murua. 9° 10' S., 153° E. 

 Nubiam, Trobriand group. 8° 40' 30" s., 150° 52' E. 

 Nufiluli or Nufiloli, of the Matema group, is a mile long and 200 ft. high. British 



prote(5lorate was declared August 18, 1898. 

 Nugarba or Goodman, the southernmost of the Abgarris group, Bismarck archipelago. 



The north point is in 3° 23' vS., 154° 41' E. 

 Nugatobe, a group of three small islands, Fiji. 17° 18' S., 180° 29' E.O 

 Nugent, islet off the east coast of Raoul, Kermadec islands. 

 NugU consists of two islets. Pari sule and Pari pile, l^'ing between Florida and Gua- 



dalcanar, Solomon islands. 9° 18' S., 160° 15' E. 

 Nugtl, islet of Tongatabu on the northeast. 21° 05' 30" S., 174° 58' 30" w. 18. 

 Nui, Netherland or Egg, was discovered in 1827. There are 8 islets on the east side 



of the reef. Although geographically of the Ellice group the people and language 



are derived from the Gilbert group. 7° 13' 20" s., 177° 14' 30" E. 

 Nuimbua, a low, wooded islet in Tupeti passage on the southeast coast of New Cale- 

 donia. 

 NukapU, of the Matema group, is a mile long and 100 ft. high. People Polynesian. 



This was the place of Bishop Patteson's murder. 

 Nuku, islet of Tongatabu, Tongan islands. 18. 

 Nuku akimoa or Sail-rock, islet of Uvea or Wallis; 15 ft. high. 

 Nuku atea, islet of Uvea; 200 ft. high. 

 Nukufetau or De Peyster group, Ellice islands, was discovered in 18 19. 8-9 islets 



around a lagoon 7 m. in diameter, with an entrance on the northwest side. In 



1881 the population was 250. North point is in 7° 56' S., 178' 27' 30" E. 

 Nukuhiva or Marchand is the principal island of the Marquesas ; 14 m. E-w., 10 m. n-s. 



Lofty mountains and fertile valleys, but the population in 1880 had been reduced 



to 800 ; twenty years before it was over 2000. 8° 57'vS., 140° 15' w. ( West end. ) 33. 

 Nuku ira, one of the Tiri group on the north coast of Yanua levu, Fiji. 

 Nukulaelae or Mitchell group, Ellice islands. A lagoon island 7 m. n-s., 2 m. E-w. 



14 islets; 150 inhabitants in 1S86. 9° iS' S., 179" 48' E. 

 Nukulakia, islet of Fakaafo. 9' 25' S., 171° 14' w. 

 Nukulau, a low, sandy, well wooded islet 0.3X0.2 ni.; off Viti levu, Fiji. 18° io'23"s., 



178'' 30' 30" E.O 

 Nukulevu, Fiji, is small, fertile, inhabited. 17° 41' 16" S., 178° 39' 10" E.O 

 Nukumanu, an inhabited island west from Nuku mbasanga, Fiji. 16' 20' 30" s., 



180' 36' 40" E.O 

 Niikumanu, see Tasman. 



Nukumasanga, islet of Fakaafo. 9° 24' 12" vS., 171° 12' w. 

 Nuku mbasanga, one reef encloses this and Nuku mbalate; 10 m. north from 



Nanuku, Fiji. 16° 19' S., 180° 45' 20" E. 

 NukumbatU, islet So ft. high, off the north coast of Vanua levu, Fiji. 

 Nukumbati, alow, mangrove islet 0.3 m. n-s., 400 yds. wide. i6'27'54"s., i79°oo'45"e.O 



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