204 APPENDIX. 



Islands between the Low and Gilbert Archipelagoes. 



Caroline Island (10° S., 150° W.) is described by Mr. F. D. 

 Bennett (Geograph. Journ. vol. vii. p. 225) as containing a fine 

 lagoon ; coloured blue. Westward of Caroline Island, a small 

 lagoon-island is described in the U. S. Exploring Expedition 

 in lat. 10° S. and 152° 22' W. long. ; coloured blue.— Flint 

 Island (11° S., 151° W.) : Krusenstern believes that it is the 

 same with Peregrino, Avhich is described by Quiros (Burney's 

 Chron. Hist. vol. ii. p. 283) as ' a cluster of small islands 

 connected by a reef, and forming a lagoon in the middle ; ' 

 coloured blue. — Wostock is an island a little more than half a 

 mile in diameter, and apparently quite flat and low, discovered 

 by Bellinghausen; it is situated a little west of Caroline Island, 

 but it is not placed on the French charts ; I have not coloured 

 it, although I entertain little doubt from the chart of Bell- 

 inghausen, that it originally contained a small lagoon. — Pen- 

 rhyn Island (9° S., 158° W.) : a plan in the atlas of the First 

 Voyage of Kotzebue, shows that it is an atoll, which accord- 

 ing to Wilkes (U. S. Exploring Expedition, vol. iv. p. 277) is 

 nine miles in length ; coloured blue. — Starbuck Island (5° S., 

 156° W.) is described in Byron's Voyage in the Blonde 

 (p. 206) as formed of a flat coral-rock, with no trees ; the 

 height not given ; not coloured. — M a Iden Island (4° S., 154° 

 W.) : in the same Voyage (p. 205) this island is said to be of 

 coral formation, and no part above 40 feet high; I have not 

 ventured to colour it, although from being of coral formation, 

 it is probably fringed ; in which case it should be red. — 

 Jarvis, or Bunker Island (0° 20' S., 160° W.) is described by 

 Mr. F. D. Bennett (Geograph. Journ. vol. vii. p. 227) as a 

 narrow, low strip of coral formation ; not coloured. — Brook is 

 a small, low island between the two latter ; its position, and 

 perhaps even existence is doubtful ; not coloured. — Pescado 

 and Humphrey Islands : I can find out nothing about these 

 islands, except that the latter appears to be small and low ; 



