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Killerton, group of small islands on the coast of New Guinea: Harowani, inhabited; 

 Mahabarina, AVaga tumaiawa on the southwest, and four smaller islets. io°23's., 

 1 50° 38' E. 



Kimbombo, three islets within a reef 12 m. in circumference; south and largest 

 densely wooded, 190 ft. high; middle one coral and sand, 120 ft. high; northern- 

 most and smallest also coral and sand, 100 ft. high. Fiji. 



Kimuta, westernmost and largest of the Renard group, Louisiade archipelago; 3.2 m. 

 long. Villages on the north side. 



Kinamtie, islet of Ruk, Caroline islands. 



Kinde, islet north from Nemmene peninsula, southeast coast of New Caledonia. 



King, off northwest point of Tasmania. 

 N King George group, name given by Byron in 1765 to two atolls, Takapoto and 

 Takaroa of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 



King George, Wallis' name for Tahiti, Society islands. 

 s King, see Taiaro, of the Paumotus. 



- Kingsmill, a name of a portion of the Gilbert islands, sometimes applied to the whole 

 group. 



Kioa, in Somosomo strait, east of Yanua levu, Fiji; 5 m. NE-SW., 920 ft. high, un- 

 inhabited. 



Kiriwina or Trobriand. Names applied both to the principal island and to the whole 

 group of low coral but fertile islands. The population is more than 18,000 of 

 Polynesian, and a mixture of Papuan, Polynesian and Malay. 9. 



Kitava or Jurien, of the Kiriwina group, is an elevated atoll 300-400 ft. high, with 

 an area of 5-6 sq. m. There are 13 villages in the depression which marks the 

 old lagoon. This is surrounded by a wooded coral wall 50—100 ft. high. Inhabi- 

 tants are peaceful, industrious and fond of wood carving. They make wide- 

 mouthed earthen pots for cooking, and have remarkable dances, using a sort of 

 double shield in that amusement. 8° 40' S., 151° 24' E. 



Kiup, islet of Makin, Gilbert islands. 3° 17' n., 172° 56' 20" E. 



Kiusick, in the Yasawa group, Fiji; 40 ft. high. 16° 41' S., 177° 33' E.O 



Kivave, islet of Fakaafo. 9° 22' 20" S., 171° 12' w. 



Kiwai, a long and populous island at the mouth of the Fly river on the south coast of 

 New Guinea; 37 m. long. South point in 8° 54' S., 143° 36' E. 



Knox, see Ailinginae, Marshall islands. Also islet of this atoll. ii j 05'n., i66°35 / E. 



Knox, see Eiao, Marquesas islands. 

 ' Knox, a common misprint for Knoy, see Tarawa, Gilbert islands. 



Knox, islet 47 ft. high, in the Yasawa group, Fiji. 17° 26' s., 177° 02' E.© 



Knox group, ten islets 5 m. w. by n-e. by s.; 3 m. SW. from Mille, Marshall islands. 



Knoy, see Tarawa, Gilbert islands. 



Kobiloko or Yam, islet of Pavuvu or Russell group, Solomon islands. 9 02' S., 



159' 05' E. 

 Kodokupuei, islet of Sansoral. 5° 20' N., 132° 20' E. 

 Koikoi, on the New Guinea coast. io° 17' S., 149° 21' E. 

 Koliviu, a mangrove-covered islet of the Maskelyne group, New Hebrides. 



Komachu, islet of Guadalcanar, Solomon islands. 



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