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closed lagoon. The iirstjo/in Jll/iianis was lost here in 1864. Uninhabited, but 



it is said that there are snakes there. 14° 55' 40" s., 138° 47' 36" w.O Must not 



be confounded with Danger island. 23. 

 Pukararo (;7?/y; = leeward), one of the islets of Vairaatea, Paumotu archipelago. 



North end is in 19° 18' S., 139° 18' w. 33. 

 Pukaruha, or Serle, was discovered by Captain Wilson in the D/tJ^'May 28, 1797, 



who named it for the author of Horts Solitaricc ; 7.5X2.2 m., 12 ft. high, with 



closed lagoon ; 120 inhabitants. Southeast extreme is in 18" 22'3o"s., i36°58'3o"w. 



(Beeche}'.) 33. 

 Pukarunga (/7/;/4'v? = windward), islet of Vairaatea, also called Egmont; discovered 



by Wallis in 1767. 19° 18' s., 139° 18' w. 33. 

 PuketutU or Neckes, in Manukau harbor, New Zealand. 



Pully, one of the Tiri group, off Vanua levu, Fiji. 16° 25' 24" S., 179° 07' E.© 

 Pulo Anna or Current, of the Pelew group, is half a mile long, low, inhabited. Pulo 



is the Malay for island. 4° 38' N., 132° 02' E. 

 Pulo Mariere or Warren Hastings, Caroline islands, was discovered in 1761. Low, 



inhabited; natives resemble Malays. 1.5 m. n-s. 4° 20' n., 132° 28' E.(?) 

 Pulo Suge or Pulusuk, see Suk of the Caroline islands. 4. 

 Pulo Wat, see Fanadik, Caroline islands. 



Puna, northernmost of the Malume group, Bismarck archipelago. 3°io's., i54°25'e. 

 Punawan, largest of the Duperre group, Louisiade archipelago. 

 Puramatara, islet off Cape Surville, San Cristoval, Solomon islands. 

 Purdy, a group of which the islands were by Krusenstern named Bat, Mole and 



Mouse. 2° 55' vS., 146° 28' E. The inhabitants resemble Admiralty islanders. 8. 

 Pu^-nipet, one of the many forms of Ponape. 



Pylstaart (Tropic Bird), see Ata of the Tongan islands. Tasman's name. 

 Pyramid, islet of Malaita, Solomon islands. 



Qakea, islet on the east coast of Vanua Lava, New Hebrides, at the south entrance to 



Port Patteson. Here the language of Mota is spoken. 

 Qamea, the Fijian orthography of Ngamea, Fiji. 

 Queen Charlotte, see Akiaki, Paumotu archipelago. 33. 

 Queen Charlotte, see Nukutavake, Paumotu archipelago. 33. 

 Quernel, islet on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 

 Quirosa, a name of Ponape, Caroline islands. 

 Quoin, on the Australian coast. 12° 25' s., 143° 29' E. 



Quoin, rock islet a mile southeast from Mugula, .south coast of New Guinea. 

 Quoin or Tua, southeast from Orangerie bay, .south coast of New Guinea. 

 Quoy or Krudu, on the New Guinea coast, extends 8 m. E-w., and is well wooded. 



Raberabe, low island of Fiji. 16° 57' 25" S., 178° 43' 20" e.O Also Rabi Rabi. 



Radogala, see Rongelab, Marshall islands. 



RaeflFsky, a group of the Paumotu archipelago, discovered by Bellingshausen in 1820. 



Consists of Tepoto, Tuinaka and Hiti. 31. 

 Rahiroa, see Rangiroa, Paumotu archipelago. 30. 



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