122 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Nukunamu, islet of the Tongan group. 



Nukunau or Byron, Gilbert islands, was discovered by Commodore Byron July 2, 

 1765; SXi-5 m-; in 1872 population was 5000. 1° 23' S., 176° 34' E. 



Nuktinono or Duke of Clarence, in the Tokelau or Uuion group, was discovered by 

 Captain Edwards in the Pandora in 1791; 7.2 m. N-S., 5 m. E-w.; of triangular 

 form, with 93 islets on the reef. 9" 05' s., 171" 46' w. British protectorate de- 

 clared June 21, 1S89. 17, 



Ntlkuor, Monteverde or Dunkin of the Caroline islands, was discovered in 1806 by 

 Juan B. Monteverde; 12-14 m. in circumference. About 150 Pol3'nesian inhabi- 

 tants who hold to their primitive religion; the language is said to be pure Maori. 



3° 52' N., 154° 56' E. 4. 



Ntlkusemantl, islet on the east side of the reef of the same name in the Ringgold 

 group, Fiji. 



Nukusesuki, islet of Fakaafo. 9° 24' 10" vS., 171 ' 12' w. 



Nukutapipi or Margaret, of the Paumotu archipelago, was discovered by Turnbull 

 March 6, 1803, and named for his ship. It is low, wooded, 2 m. in circumference. 

 20 42 21 S., 143 03 48 W.O 



Nukutavake, Lagoon or Queen Charlotte, of the Paumotu archipelago, was dis- 

 covered by Wallis in 1767. 18° 43' 19" s., 138° 47' 13" w.O 32. 



Nukutolu, three uninhabited islets 4 m. from Yathata in the Lau group, Fiji. 



Nukutu, islet off north coast of Vanua levu, Fiji. 



Numfoor. 1° 01' s., 134° 45' e. 



Nunga, a rock, Fiji. 16" 55' S., 177' 20' 30" E.O 



Nungna, islet on Boussole reef southeast from Vanikoro, New Hebrides. 



Nunuan, islet of the Louisiade archipelago, 200 ft. high. 



Nuotaea, islet of Apaiang, Gilbert islands. 1° 53' N., 172° 56' 10" E. 7. 



Nupani, one of the Matema islands. 10° 04' s., 165° 40' E. British protectorate de- 

 clared August 18, 1898. 



Nura, islet in south part of Indispensable strait near Malaita, Solomon islands. 

 9" 33' S., 160° 45' E. 



Nusa and Nusalik, islets off the coast of New Ireland, Bismarck archipelago. 



Nuulua, islet east of Upolu, Samoan islands; 120 ft. high. 



Nuutele, islet east of Upolu, Samoan islands; 200 ft. high. 



Ntivera, islet off Vanua levu, Fiji. North point in 16" 28' 50" s., 178° 48' 30" E. 



N'yaur or Angaur, southernmost of the Pelew islands ; 4.5 m. ne-SW. 6° 50' N., 134° 10' E. 



Oafuna, islet of Fakaafo. 9° 22' 10" S., 171° 12'w. 



Oahe, a name of Manihi, Paumotu archipelago. 



Oahu, of the Hawaiian islands, the Wahoo of the old English charts, although not 

 the largest is the principal island of the group. Its area is 384,000 acres; height 

 at the Kaala mountains, 4030 ft.; and the population in 1896 was 40,205. On this 

 is the capital city, Honolulu; also Pearl Lochs, an extensive harbor. I. 



Oaitupu, see Vaitupu of the EHice group. 



Oandrau, low islet off Vanua levu, Fiji. 16° 34' 30" S., 178° 47' E.O 



Oatafu, better Atafu of the Union group. 



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