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Petat, off west side of Bouka, Solomon islands. 5° 09' s., 154° 30' E. 



Philip, see Sorol of the Caroline islands. 



Philip, islet at the entrance of Makira harbor, San Cristoval, Solomon islands. 



Phillips, a name given to Makemo, Panmotu archipelago, by Trnmbull in honor of Sir 

 Richard Phillips, late Sheriff of London. 



Phcebe, see Baker, also Tamana, Gilbert islands. 



Phcenix, a gronp of 8 low, scattered islands. For position see the islands composing it, 

 Gardner or Kemin, Hull, Sydney, Phcenix, Birnie, Enderbury, Canton, McKean. 17. 



Phcenix, the nomenclator of the previous group, is a mile long and half as broad, 

 18-20 ft. high. Formerly had deposits of guano, but was worked out in 1871. 

 British protectorate was proclaimed June 29, 1889. 3" 47' s., 170° 43' w.O 



Piano, one of the Hermit group. 1° 34' s., 144° 56' E. 



Piedu, island 540 ft. high in Bougainville strait, Solomon islands. 6°52's., 156° 09' E. 



Piele, near Nguna, New Hebrides; 2 m. long; inhabited. 



Pig, see Nimoa of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Pig, see Ulu of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pigen, islet of Aurh, Marshall islands. 



Pigeon, on the Australian coast. 12° 31' S., 143° 18' E. 



Pigeon, near Moresb}- island, New Guinea; 60 ft. high. 



Pigeon, see Credner of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pigeon, see Palakuru of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pikela or Lydia of the Caroline islands. 8° 3S'n., 147" 13'E. Considered doubtful. 3. 



Pikelot or Coquille, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Duperrey Jul}' 3, 1824, 

 and by him called Bigalli. It is but 300 yds. in diameter, low and uninhabited. 

 Liitke places it in 8° 09' n., 147° 42' E. 3. 



Pikhat, islet of Butaritari, Gilbert islands. 3" 13' 10" n., 172° 40' E. 



Pileni, inhabited island i m. NW-SE., 100 ft. high, in the Matema group. British pro- 

 tedlorate declared August iS, 1S98. 



Pililu, see Peleliu, Pelew islands. 



Pilipal, islet of Namonuito, Caroline islands. 



Pilot, islet at the mouth of Requin bay, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 



Pinaki, a form of Nganati. 



Pine, see Hueguenee, Loj-alty islands. 



Piner, a low island of theTiri group, off Vanua levu, Fiji. i6°23'54"s., i79°o8'25"e.Q 



Pines (Isle of), lies southeast from New Caledonia and belongs to France; 11.5 m. 

 NW-SE.; S80 ft. high. About 800 natives of Papuan stock and formerlj^ cannibals. 

 Here the French missionaries took refuge in 1847 when driven by the natives from 

 Balade in New Caledonia. 22° 39' 20" S., 167° 28' E. 13. 



Pingelap, Musgrave or MacAskill, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Captain 

 Musgrave in the Sugar Cane, 1793; and again by Captain MacAskill of the ship 

 Ladv Barlow in 1809. Three islands compose the group which is 2.5 m. in diam- 

 eter; Pingelap is the southern and principal, Taka is small, and Tugulu ( Chikuru) 

 is the northern. The}- are well wooded and have about 900 inhabitants, of light 

 color. 6° 12' N., 160° 53' E. 5. 



Pionne, islet of Banare bay on the northwest coast of New Caledonia, 



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