INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISIANDS. 35 



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 Ailingiappel, islet of Mentschikow or Kwadjelin in the Marshall islands. 



^ Ailinglablab, of the Marshall islands, was discovered by Captain Bond in December, 



1792. It is 36 m. long and composed of many islets on the ring encircling in a 



very irregular way a lagoon. The northwest end is 8° n' N., 167 58' E. 



Ailuk, also Tindal, Watts or Krnsenstern of the Marshall islands, was discovered by 

 Captain Marshall in 1788, and is 20 m. long and 5-8 m. wide. io° 30' n., 170° 04' E. 



Ain, wooded islet of Mengalia reef on the northeast coast of New Caledonia. 



Ainioro, one of the Amazon islands on the south coast of New Guinea. io° 21' S., 

 149° 17' E. 



Aiona, islet of Murua or Woodlark in the Trobriand group. g° 13' S., 152° 49' E. 



Aiou = Yowl, west from the New Guinea coast. 



Aipere, a name sometimes given to Tanna of the New Hebrides. 



Airik, islet of Maloelab in the Marshall islands. 8° 31' n., 17 1° io' 30" E. 



Aitutaki, of the Hervey group, was discovered April 11, 1789, by Captain Bligh of 

 the Bounty a few days before the mutiny broke out. It is high and 18 m. in 

 circumference, with a reef on the southwest coast. Population about 1500. 

 The finest tatuing I have ever seen was on two Aitutakian sailors. 18° 54' S., 



i59 = 4i' W. 23. 

 ' Aiva, is a double islet, Aiva-va and Aiva-thaki, between Lakemba and Oneata of the 



Fiji group; low, not exceeding 30 ft.; uninhabited; 9 m. X 3-5 m. 18 21' S., 



181"' 17' E. 14. 

 Aivei, islet on the coast of New Guinea. 7 50' S., 145° 10' E. 

 Aivo, or Renny, is on the east side of Malaita, Solomon islands, low and wooded; 



less than a mile nw-SE. 8° 58' S. 

 Akahaina, or Fakaina, or Predpriatie, of the Paumotu group was discovered by Kotze- 



bue in 1824. It is 1° w j inhabited, about 4 m. long. The centre is in 15 58' s., 



140° 11' 30" w. 21. 

 Akamartl, or AYainwright, is an islet of Mangareva of the Paumotu group. 22. 

 Akamokum, islet of Peleliu of the Pelew or Palao islands. 

 Akani, a group of islets in the Bismarck archipelago. 3 20' S., 154° 36' E. 

 Akiaki, or Thrum Cap of the Paumotu group was discovered by Bougainville in 1768 



and by him called Les Landers; inhabited, though a low coral bank less than a 



mile in diameter. 19° 17' 40" S., 138° 42' w.Q 22. 

 Akoo, islet of Ontong Java, Solomon islands. 5 37' s., 159° 34' E. II. 

 Alapawa, in Cook strait, New Zealand. 41° 12' S., 174° 20' E. 



Alau, islet off the east coast of Maui, Hawaiian group. 20° 43' 50" n., 155 58' w. 

 Albany, on the coast of Australia. io° 43' S., 142° 36' E. 

 'Albatross, islet at the mouth of Saluafata harbor on Upolu, Samoan group, 9 m. east 



of Apia. 

 Albemarle, of the Galapagos, 60 X 15 m., 4000 ft. high; six volcanoes; largest of 



the group. 

 Alcester, a group of three islands of the Trobriand group extending about 3 m. ENE- 



wsw. The natives are most skilful canoe builders. 9 29' S., 152° 30' 45" E. 

 Alcmene, an islet 3 m. southeast from Isle of Pines, Loyalty group. 2 2° 40' S., 167 29' E. 

 Alden, of the Hudson group, Fiji. High and rocky. 17 37' 20" S., 177" oo' E. 



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