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a bay on the northeast part of James island, took on board about 500 individuals, 

 or nearly 14 tons: Journal of a Cruise made to the Pacific Ocean, New York, 1822, 

 2 vols. Svo. The tortoise are now nearly extinct, and some species (there are dis- 

 tinct ones on different islands) have wholly disappeared. See Catalogue of the 

 gigantic Laud Tortoises in the British Museum, by Giinther, London, 1877. There 

 are six principal islands, nine islets, and many mere rocks. All are volcanic, and 

 Darwin ( Volcanic Islands) estimated the number of extinct craters at 2000. The 

 largest island, Albemarle, is 60X15 m., and 4700 ft. high. The other islands are 

 Xarborough, Culpepper, Wenman, Abingdon, Bindloe, Tower, James, Jarvis, 

 Duncan, Indefatigable, Barrington, Charles, Hood and Chatham. See Proceed- 

 ings of the Royal Geographical Society, 1880, pp. 742-755. 



Galera (La), discovered April, 1568, by Pedro de Ortega Valencia and Hernan Gallego 

 of Mendaiia's expedition. Solomon islands. 



' Galoa, see'Ngaloa, Fiji. 



v Gambier, see N Mangareva in the Paumotu archipelago. Discovered by Captain Wilson 

 in the Dujf and named for Admiral Lord Gambier. 2,2,. 



Ganges, nothing certain known of this island or reef reported in 30/ 47' n., 154 15' E. 



Gannet, see Karewha, New Zealand. 



Garahi, islet of Sariba, southeast coast of New Guinea; 355 ft. high. 



Garden, see Iyin of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Gardenijs was named by Tasman for a member of Council for India. Tasman calls 

 it Gerrit de Xijs and Gardenys on the same page of his journal (p. 42 of transla- 

 tion), 1643. About 20 m. off the northeast coast of New Ireland; i6oozb ft. high. 

 The north end is in 3 04' S., 152° 38' E. 



Gardner, of the Bismarck archipelago, is about 29 m. wnw. from Gardenijs, and more 

 than 1600 ft. high. The north point is in 2° 45' S., 151° 55' E. 

 J Gardner, seeFaraulep of the Caroline archipelago. 



Gardner, of the Hawaiian group, is a rock 200 yards in diameter, and 170 ft. high. 

 It was discovered by the captain of the American whaler Malo, June 2, 1820. 

 25"' oo' 40" x., 167° 59' 05" w. 



Gardner, or Kemins, is the southwestern island of the Phoenix group. 4 37' 42" S., 

 174° 40' 18" w.O 



Gardner, see Fonualei, Tongan islands. 



Garnot, a volcanic cone in the Schouten group on the north coast of New Guinea. 

 y 31' s., 144° 34 E. 



Garrick, on the New Guinea coast. 7° 48' S., 144° 52' E. 

 ' Gaspar Rico, a name of Taongi, Marshall islands. 



Gau, see Ngau, Fiji. 



Gaua, Gog or'Santa Maria of the Banks group, is 10 m. in diameter and 2200 ft. high. 

 It has about 2000 inhabitants. 14° 15' s., 167° 28' E. 



Gaudichaud, islet of 'Ruk, Caroline islands. 7 32' 35" n., 150° 59' 32" E. 



GavotU, islet of Solomon islands. 



Gawa, an island of curious structure in the Trobriand group. It is 2 m. in diameter, 

 and a coral wall rises 400 ft., within which is a plateau 100 ft. lower. Population, 

 -oo±. 8' J 30' S., 15 1° E. 



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