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Darn, or Yaru, at the mouth of the Oriomo (Tait) river, north of Bobo and between 

 Bristow and the mainland. Fertile, fine timber, not many natives. 9 05' s., 

 143° 12' E. 



Dauan, islet off the west side of Saibai on the South coast of New Guinea. g° 25' S., 

 142" 32' E. 



Dauar, or Dowar, islet within the same reef with Mer and Waier of the Murray isl- 

 ands ; Papuan inhabitants. 9 54' s., 144° 02' E. 



Datlgae, islet on the reef at the north extreme of New Caledonia. 



DaugO, the highest of the Fishermen islands off Port Moresby on the south coast of 

 of New Guinea. Natives numerous, dark copper color; they have large canoes 

 with four mat sails. 9° 32' S., 147° 04' E. 



Dauila, or Goodenough, of the D'Entrecasteaux group, is 21 m. nw-SE. A mountain 

 range, of which the highest peak reaches 8500 ft., extends throughout. Well 

 peopled and cultivated to some extent. g° 31' S., 150° 20' E. 



Daussy, islet in Arenibo bay on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Davis, a high island in the Yasawa group, Fiji. 17° 27' 40" S., 177° oo' 30" E. 



Davis, see'Rapanui or Easter. 



Dawhaida, see Marokau of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 



Dawson, largest of the Laseinie group in the Louisiade archipelago, 0.7 m. nw-SE., 

 450 ft. high, uninhabited. 



Dawson, a very small reefed islet in the D'Entrecasteaux group. io° 21's., i5i°25 / E. 



Dawson, see^Bikar, Marshall islands. 6. 



Day, one of the Tiri islets off Yanua levu, Fiji. 16° 24' 14" S., 179° 09' 20" E. Low 

 coral. 



Dayman, islet in Torres strait. io° 45' s., 142° 21' E. 



Dayrell, islet off the east coast of Raoul, Kermadec islands. 



Deal, island of Kent group in Bass strait. 39° 30' S., 147° 18' E. 



Deans is one of the names of Rahiroa, also called Vliegen and Nairsa, Paumotu archi- 

 pelago. 



Death, islet in St. Vincent bay on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Deblois, islet of New Guinea. 3 22' S., 144° 09' E. 



Deboyne, group in the Louisiade archipelago is 6 m. from St. Aignan, a high 

 (1500ft.), wooded cluster, of which Panniet is the largest; Rara at the southeast 

 extreme. Nivan, Panapompon, Nibub, Mabui, Redlick and Torlesse complete 

 the list. 



Deboyne, see Panniet of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Debrun, islet near Noumea on the south side of New Caledonia. 



Ducena = Maitea in the Espinosa chart. Discovered by Quiros February 12, 1606. 



Deception = Moso, New Hebrides. 



Deedes, two islets 0.7 m. apart in the Engineer group. io° 32' S., 151° 16' E. 



Deguala, one of the Pleiades group northwest of Uea, Loyalty group. 



De Haven, a high island of the Ringgold group, Fiji. 16° 30' 20" S., 180° 21' 30" E. 



Deirina, islet of New Guinea, 0.7X0.5 m., 280 ft. high, inhabited. 



Dekatua, or Butchart, islet of the Engineer group, 350 ft. high, covered with coco- 

 nut palms, 



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