

82 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Kaafa, see Pylstaart or Ata of the Tongan islands. 



Kaan, a group of eight islets discovered by Tasman in 1643 and by him named 

 Anthony Caens after a member of the Council for India. They are due north 

 from the northeast point of New Ireland. 3 30' s., 153° 28' E. The people are 

 described as naked, ferocious and armed with spears. 10. 



Kabara, see Kambara, Fiji. 



Kahoolawe, of the Hawaiian group, is a rather barren looking sheep pasture south- 

 west of Maui. It has an extent of 44,000 acres, and is 1427 ft. high. I. 



Kadais, islet in the lagoon of Egum atoll in the Kiriwina group. 9 26' s., 151° 57' E. 



Kaboer, islet in Geelvink bay, on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Kadavu, see Kandavu, Fiji. 



Kahalape, islet of Andema, Caroline islands. 



Kaiari, islet of Jobi, New Guinea. 



Kaileuna, of the Kiriwina group. 8 35' s., 150 55' E. 



Kaittlbo, islet of volcanic and coral formation off east point of Yathata in the Lau 

 group, Fiji. 1.5 m. long, 150 ft. high, cultivated. 



Kairu or D'Urville. Natives wear little clothing, are small ( 5 ft. high ) and active; wear 

 hair projecting behind in a conical case 18 in. long. West end, 3' 20' S., 143° 26'E. 



Kajatlgle, group of four small islands surrounded by a reef in the Pelew group. The 

 largest is 4 m. in circumference. 8 03' N., 134 39' E. 



Kakea, islet of Port Patteson,' Yanua Lava, New Hebrides. 



Kakula, of the New Hebrides, is a low, tree-covered islet on the reef which extends a 

 mile from the north shore of Fate. It is inhabited. 



Kalan, islet of Ontong Java. 5 30' s., 159 15' E. 



Kalap, see Mokil, Caroline islands. 



Kalau, islet on the southwest side of Eua, Tongan group. 



Kalo, islet at west end of Udjelong, Marshall islands. 



Kahuna, a name of Panawina of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Kama, see'Eurnpig, Caroline islands. 3. 



Kamac or Table islet in Internet passage on the southwest coast of New Caledonia. 



Kamako orCollie, an islet of Mangareva. 



Kambara, Fiji, 3.5 m. by 2 m.;. of rectangular form, fertile and well wooded; 350 ft. high 



on the northwest side where there is no reef. South end, 18° 58' 13" S., 18 1° 03' E. 

 Kanathia, Fiji, 5 m. west from Yalua valavo, is 3 m. n-s., 2.5 m. E-w., 830 ft. high. 



The peak is in 17" 16' 30" s., 180" 53' E. 14. 

 Kandavu (Kadavu), Fiji, was discovered by Bligh and called Mywoolla. It is 32 m. 



ENE-WSW., and from half to eight miles wide. Buke levu or Mount Washington 



is 2750 ft. high. Population, about 7000. The peak is in 19° 05' s., 177° 58' E. 

 Kandavu, islet in Nandi waters on the west coast of Yiti levu. 

 Kandomo, an uninhabited islet of Mamanutha ira group, Fiji. 

 Kao, a conical rock, 3030 ft. high, northeast from Tofua, Tongan group. i9°4i'35"s., 



!74 59 50" W. 



Kapeniur, islet of Ailuk, Marshall islands. At the north end; 4 m. in circumference. 



Kapenmailang, a small group near Nukuor, Caroline islands, on which a pure Poly- 

 nesian dialect is spoken. 



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