158 ■ INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Tongariki, volcanic island in the New Hebrides. 17° s., 168° 36' E. 12. 

 Tongatabu or New Amsterdam was discovered by Tasman Januar}' 29, 1643 ; 27 m. 



E-w., 10 m. N-S., 60 ft. high. Composed entirel}- of coral rock. In places there 



are caves with fine stala6lites. See Mariner's account. 21° 07' s., 175° 11' E. 

 Tongoa, New Hebrides, the Shepherd islands of Cook, are off the south coast of 



Espiritu Santo. A Presbyterian mission here. 15° 36' 12" S., 167 °E. 

 Topati, islet on the east reef of Huaheine, Societ}- islands. 

 Torea, islet on west coast of Raiatea, Society islands. 

 Torlesse or Bouabonanga, low, wooded, uninhabited islets 8.5 m. southwest from 



Panniet in the Louisiade archipelago, on a reef 4 m. long. io°48's., 152° 13'E. 9. 

 Torres (Ababa, Baba or Vava), a group of the Banks islands consisting of Hiw 



Metoma, Tegua, Lo, and Tog. They have little water and the natives depend on 



coconuts for drink. The north island is 1200 ft. high, the others much lower. 



Melanesian mission has a station here. 

 Torres, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 7° 20' N., 151° 24' E. 

 Tortoise, an islet of the Pleiades group. Loyalty islands. 13. 

 Torua, islet of IMaloelab, Marshall islands. 8° 43' 10" N., 171° 09' 35" E. 

 Totoya, Fiji; 5 m. E-w., 3.5 m. N-S. Notch peak is 1200 ft. high in 18° 56' 30" S., 



180° 05' 30" E. 

 Totten, a high island of the Yasawa groiip, Fiji. 17° 29' 30" S., 177° 01' 15" E.O 



Named for George M. Totten of the Wilkes expedition. 

 Touching, see Butaritari, Gilbert islands. 

 Toukoua, an islet of Ontong Java. With the rest of the group belongs to Great 



Britain. 

 Toulon, see Maliu kolo. New Guinea. 



Toveru, islet on the west side of Burn ba}- on the northeast coast of New Caledonia. 

 Tovtl and Tovu lailai are both on the same reef on the north coast of Viti levu, Fiji. 



The former is 250 ft. high. 

 Tower, of the Galapagos, is 211 ft. high. 0° 20' N. 

 Tracey, low, uninhabited island of the x'Vdmiralty group. 

 Tracy, see Vaitapu, EHice islands. 16. 

 Traitor, a group of small and low islands north of Jobi in Geelvink ba}'. New Guinea. 



I 15 S., 136 31 E. 

 Traitors or Padeaids on the north coast of New Guinea. 

 Travers, in Torres strait. 10° 23' S., 142^ 20' E. 

 Traversey, see Aurh, Marshall islands. 

 Treasurers, second in size of the Duff group. 

 Treasury, see Mono, Solomon islands. II, 



Tree, 4X2 m. low and wooded, off Fly river. New Giiinea. 8° 41' S., 143° 37' E. 

 Tree, islet of Arova, Louisiade archipelago. 

 Tree, islet of Florida, Solomon islands. 

 Treguada (La), of the Solomon islands, was discovered by Mendafia in May, 1568. 



Native name Braba or Vraba. Now Ulaua. 

 Tres Marias, see Olu malau, Solomon islands. 



Trevanion, see Temotu of the Santa Cruz islands. 



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