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Ozareo, Sureb, Kuneotu, Bwanibwani, Tamaris. The group is also called Nada. 

 There are about 170 inhabitants — a colony from Murea. 9 18' S., 153" 38' E. 



Ivatiru, on the New Guinea coast. o° 31' S., 134° E. 



I/ausancay, a group of low islands extending some 20 m. along a reef; between 

 8" 25' S., 150° 20' E. and 8° 31' S., 150° 26' E. 9. 



Lautliala (Laucala), Fiji, is 4 m. long and 880 ft. high. The peak is in 16° 47' S., 

 iSo : 23' E. 



I/auvergne, islet of Ruk, of the Caroline archipelago. 



I/a Vandola, the easternmost of the Admiralty group; nearly circular, about 600 ft. 

 high, well peopled. 2° 15' S., 148° 11' E. 



Lavao, see Yule. 



I^ayard, two low, small islands on the New Guinea coast. 7 35' S., 147° 32' E. 



I/ayrle, islet at the north side of St. Vincent bay on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



I/aysan or Moller, of the Hawaiian group, is an American discover}-. Captain Stani- 

 kowitch, in 1828, named it after his vessel. It extends 2 m. by 1.5 m. and is per- 

 haps 25 ft. high. For some years it has been leased by the Hawaiian Government 

 to parties who export guano. 25 47' 47" x., 17 1° 53' w. 2,. 



Lazaroff or Lazarev, see Matahiva of the Paumotu archipelago. 2,0. 



I/eausan or Protection, on the northwest side of Fate, New Hebrides. 



I/ebris, a high islet in Uarai passage on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



I/ebrun group, northwest from Wari, consists of Hikarika and Dodigi, two conical 

 islands extending E-W. 10 52' S., 150° 57' E. 



I/Kchiquier group was discovered by Bougainville and named from a fancied resem- 

 blance to a checkerboard. There are 53 islets, with some 800 inhabitants of a dark 

 copper color and with long, stringy hair. The northeast point is in i° 06' s., 144° 30' E. 

 - Lefuka, a form of Lifuka found on old charts. 7f 



I/egoarant group, two small islands off the north coast of New Guinea, 3 m. from 

 shore and half a mile apart. 5° 08' s., 145° E. 



1/eh.ua, a small, volcanic island about a mile from the north end of Niihau of the 

 Hawaiian group. The channel between is very shallow. I. 



I^eiga, islet of the Basses islands in the Louisiade archipelago. 



T/Qlgh, islet off Port Carteret on the coast of New Ireland. 



I/eili is large, low, of horseshoe shape, in Sio bay of Malaita, Solomon islands. 

 8"' 48' s., 160 53' E. 



I/ejetine, a wooded islet on the north edge of a long reef in the Louisiade archipelago. 

 11" 12' s., 151/ 50' E. 



I/ekeleka, islet on Barrier reef, 5 m. southeast from Oua, Hapai group, Tongan islands. 



I/ekin, islet in form of a cube, between Uea and Moali, Loyalty group. 



Leku, low islet off Viti levu, Fiji. 18 04' s., 177° 16' E.O 



I/de, islet of Kusaie, Caroline islands. According to Liitke the natives pronounce 

 the name Leila. 5^ 20' n., 163° 09' E. 



I^eleigana, one of the Obstruction islands, Louisiade archipelago; 325 ft. high, 

 wooded and inhabited. 



Lelei^Otir, one of the Huon group. It has guano worked by a French establish- 

 ment. 1 8° 18' s. 



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