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COMPENDIUM OF GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 



Australasia, geographical and physical 

 features of, 4 

 ocean depths, 5 

 races of, 8 



zoological features of, 10 

 geological relations of, 11 

 Australia, connection with New 



Guinea, 12 

 Awu volcano, 303 



Baba Islands, 366 



Babeltuap, 551 



Babirusa, 283, 304, 309, 328 



Babuyanes Islands, 72, 75 



Bacalod, 80 



Bacolor, 66 



Bahu Solo river, 281 



Baiaus, 90, 234, 240 



Bala Island, 199 



Balabac, 95 



Balade copper mines, 457 



Balagnini pirates, 240 



"Baled," 195 



Balambangau Island, 253 



Balbi, Mount, 442 



Bali, 347 



Baling, Mount, 223 



Ballarod mines, 457 



Bananas, 138 



Banda, 316, 333 



Baugka, 201 



straits, 202 

 Banguey Island, 253 

 Banjarmasin, 228, 270, 272 

 Bauka or Banca {see Bangka) 

 Banks Islands, 451 

 Bantam, 145, 157 

 Barisan lange, 158, 174 

 Barito river, 226 

 Bashi Islands, 72 

 Basilan, 90 

 Batam Island, 200 

 Batang-liari, 175 

 Batang Lupar, 226 

 Batauta Island, 427 

 Batavia, 145 



suburbs of, 148 



fort built at, 104 



rainfall of, 115 

 Batjan, 308, 309, 321, 325 

 Battak country and people, 186 

 Batu-angas, 321 

 Batu Islands, 199 



Batu Kau volcano, 347 



Batur volcano, 347 



Bekasi, 149 



Beucoolen {see Benkulen) 



Benkulen, 157, 211 



Benzoin, 180, 206 



Beri-beri, 116, 177, 211, 230 



Bernacci volcano, 74 



Best, Captain Tliomas, 184 



Biak Island, 429 



Bible burnt by the Dutch in Java, 



129 

 Bickmore, Mr., on Celebesiau burial, 



291 

 Bicols. 50, 84 

 Bidi, 239, 246 

 Bilian wood, 243 

 Billiton {see Blitong) 

 Bima, 356 

 Bintang Island, 200 

 Birds' nests (edible), 92, 93, 244, 375 

 Birds-of-Paradise, 311, 322, 325, 429 



first brought to Europe, 381 



various genera of, 393 

 Birds of the Philij^i^ine Islands, 42 



of Java, 119 



of Sumatra, 182 



of Borneo, 232 



of Celebes, 285 



of Moluccas, 311 



of Timor Laut, 368 



of New Guinea, 392 



of Solomon Island, 444 



of New Caledouia, 458 



of Samoa, 505 



of Marquesas, 525 



of Sandwich Islands, 536 

 Bisayans, 50, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 



87, 93, 554 

 Bislig, 88 

 Bismarck Archipelago, 413, 417, 430 



range, 380, 415 

 Bito lake, 83 

 Blanche Bay, 417, 434 

 Blitong, 204' 

 Bohol, 83 



Bonthain peak, 278 

 Borabora, 518 

 Borneo, 213 



history of, 214 



geology of, 217 



physical features of, 218, 221 



mountains of, 222 



