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INDEX 70 THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Gela, see Florida, Solomon islands. 



Geloon, or Gelnn, one of the Hermit islands. Inhabited. i° 32' vS., 145° E. 



Gente Hermosa, or Swain, was discovered by Quiros March 2, 1606, and by him 

 named La Peregrina. Espinosa called it Isla de Gente Hermosa, from the beanty 

 of the inhabitants. It is 7-8 m. in circumference, and 15-25 ft. above the sea; 

 lagoon closed. At the time of the Wilkes expedition it was well wooded, but now 

 the island is occupied by an American, Jennings, who has 800 acres planted with 

 coconuts. n° 05' s., 170" 55' 15" w. 15. 



Georgian, name given by Cook to Tahiti and the southeast group; the northwest he 

 called Society, for the Royal Society. 



Gera, inhabited islet off the northeast coast of Guadalcanar, Solomon islands. 



Gero, islet in Uarai bay, southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Gerrit Denys, see Gardenijs of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Gesira, islet 220 ft. high on the southeast coast of New Guinea. 



Gibbons, see Daiwari of* the Louisiade archipelago. 



Gicquel, a volcanic island on the north side of New Britain. Found by late surveys to 

 be a portion of the main island. West end, 4 57' S., 149/ 52' E. Named for one 

 of the pilots of the Recherche. 10. 



Gie or Pine islet off Isle of Pines. 13. 



Gigila, islet 420 ft. high, wooded; connected with Abaga gaheia by reef on the south- 

 east. Louisiade archipelago. 



Gikuo, islet of Ontong Java. 5 19' s., 159 46' K. II. 



Gilbert, islet, low and wooded, near Schouten islands on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Gilbert, see Maiana of the Gilbert islands. 7. 



GILBERT ISLANDS. 



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D16COVEBEB. 





Latitude 



XdllTH. 



Longitude 



East. 



Square Miles. 



Population. 



Scarborough Group: 



Makin. 



Pitt. 



Marshall A Gilbert, 



I7--V 



8 20' 45" 



172 28' 



45" 



2.7 



7)00 



Butaritari. 



T :hfng 







3 11 



172 21 





11.5 



17i00 



Maruki. 



Matthew. 



Marshall A- Gilbert, 



1 788. 



2 11 



17:s 25 





9.7 



20(10 



A p:i in UK . 



Chariot te. 



Marshall & Gilbert, 



I7ss 



1 58 



172 58 



30 



17). 7, 



MOO 



Tarawa 



K noy, Cook. 



Marshall & Gilbert, 



17ss. 



1 39 D5 



17:! (IL' 





17). 5 



3C0O 



Maiana 



(jilbert, Hull. 



Marshal] A- Gilbert, 



17ss. 



il 55 :iu 



1 7:1 03 



45 



11.7, 



4000 



Simpson Group: 



















K uri.'i. 



Hoodie. 



Marshall A- Gilbert, 



I7ss. 



13 



1 7:1 28 



:i0 



7) 



1500 



Arannka. 



Henderville, N.mki. 



Marshall A. Gilbert. 





11 l:s 27, 



1 73 41 





H 



1000 



\ pa m:i inn. 



Hopper, Roger, Simpson 



Marshall A Gilbert, 



17 vs. 



11 :::i 



1 7:i 5:1 



35 



6.6 



7.U00 



Kiti^'sntill Group: 



















Nonouti. 



Sydenha in. 







II 30 47, 



174 19 



111 



11.7, 



0000 



'I'n pltenea 



1 mm in oiond, Bishop. 



Cap! . Druminond. 





1 (is 47, 



174 47. 





0.7 



8000 



Peru. 



Francis. 



Capt. Clerk, 1S27. 





1 17 30 



1 77. 66 



25 



13.5 



2000 



Nnkiiniiii. 



Byron. 



Byron, 1765. 





1 23 



176 34 





0.7 



5000 



1 inoatoa. 



Clerk, (muni. 







1 r>:j 



175 30 





9.7 



3000 



Tama aa 



Kotcher, Phtebe. 







2 32 



1 77. 55 





4 



2000 



Arorai. 



Hope, Hurd. Arore. 



Elisabeth, 1809. 





2 39 



177 (11 





11.5 



2500 



Gilbert Islands, so named by Krusenstern for the captain of the Charlotte, consist of 

 16 islands not more than 20 ft. above the sea. The area of dry land is not more 

 than 150 sq. m. Population, 50,000. They belong to Great Britain. The inhabi- 

 tants have been, christianized bv the missionaries of the American and Hawaiian 

 Boards and the Bible has been translated into the language of the group by Rey. 

 Hiram Bingham, D.D. In former days the people were noted for the manufacture 



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