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Biak, is separated from Korrido by a narrow channel, the two forming the Schouten 

 islands. i° S., 136° 02' E. Little known. 



Biekerton, see Late, in the Tongan gronp. 18. 



Bigali, see Pikelot, Caroline islands. 



Bigar, another form of Bikar, Marshall islands. 



Bigedj, islet of Kwadjelin, Marshall islands. 

 "Bigini, see Bikini, Marshall islands. 

 N Biguela, see Pikelot, Caroline islands. 



Bikar, or Dawson, consists of three islets on the east side of the atoll in the Marshall 

 islands. According to Kotzebne the centre of the group is in n° 48' n., 170° E. 



Bikerei, islet of Maiana, Gilbert group. i° 00' 20" N., 173 oo' 45" E. 7. 



Bikini, or Eschscholtz, was discovered by Kotzebue in Oct. 1825. Marshall group, 

 18 m. x-s. South point is, according to Brown, n° 33' n., 165 37' E. 6. 



Bilibili, in Astrolabe bay, New Guinea. 5 20' S., 145° 46' E. Natives are enterpris- 

 ing traders and make excellent pottery. 



Bindloe, of the Galapagos, is 800 ft. high. o° 18' 50" n. 



Bio, 2 m. northwest from Ugi, Solomon islands; coral islet 100 ft. high, uninhabited. 



Birara, a name of a district of New Guinea, sometimes incorrectly applied to the whole 

 island. 



Bird, islet on east coast of Admiralty. 2° 08' S., 147° 14' E. 



Bird, islet in passage between Mbenga and Viti levu, Fiji. 18° io/2o"s., 177° 58' 15" E. 



Bird, islet of Palmyra. 



Bird, see Farallon de Medinilla of the Marianas. 



Bird, see Nihoa of the Hawaiian group. 



Bird, see Reitoru of the Paumotu archipelago. 



Bird, a name given by Cook to Hikueru, Paumotu archipelago. 



Bird, a small group off the Australian coast. n° 47' S., 143° 06' E. 



Birnie, of the Phoenix group, was discovered by Captain Eminent. It is a mile long 

 and not more than 6 ft. above the sea. 3° 34' 15" S., 171° 42' w. British protec- 

 torate Jul\- 10, 1889. 



Bishop, see Nonuti, Gilbert group. Also Tapituea of the same group. 



Bishop and his Clerk, rocky islets south from Macquarie. 55 15' s., 160 io' E. 



Bishop Junction, see Erikub, Marshall islands. 



BitlltU, islet of Tarawa, Gilbert group. 120° 33' n., 172° 55' 30" E. 



Biu, islet 2 m. northwest from Ugi, Solomon group. 1.5 m. long, 240 ft. high. 

 10" 11' S., 161 38' E. 



Biva, a low, coconut-covered, inhabited islet a mile in length, 10 m. west from Yasawa 

 group, Fiji, if 08' 30" s., 176° 52' 30" E. 



Blackney, or Blakeney, a low, wooded island in the Louisiade archipelago. 



Blair, Fiji. 18" 30' 10" s., 177° 36' e. 



Blake, see Motuiti of the Marquesas. 



Blunt, Fiji. 1 8° 52' s., 1 78° 24' 40" E. 



Blanchard, of D'Entrecasteaux, is the island known as Doini. io° 42' S., 150° 40' E. 



Blanche, islet 280 ft. high, on the north coast of Rendova, Solomon islands. 



Blaney, see Nonuti of the Gilbert group. 



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