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I/OCOl, islet at the head of Port Moresby, New Guinea. 



Lofaga, of the Tongan islands. 19° 51' S., 175° 30' w. 



I/Ogea, in China strait, New Guinea. io° 39' S., 150° 38' E. 

 ^Loliwari, a name of Ambrym, New Hebrides. 



Lolo or Roro, forms of the native name of Ynle. See Roro. 



I/Oloata with Lolorua, on east side of Port Moresby; 130 ft. high. 9° 33 's., 147° 17' E. 



I/Omlom or Nevelo, of the Matema islands, is 5 m. by 1.5 m., and 200 ft. high. Brit- 

 ish protectorate was proclaimed August 28, 1898. 

 ■ Lone Tree, see Iku of Apaiang, Gilbert islands. Another of the same name on the 

 north reef of Tarawa. 



Long, volcanic island 2000 ft. high, north from Yitiez strait, north coast of New 

 Guinea. North point is in 5 14' S., 147° 07' E. 



Long, in Torres strait. io° 02' S., 142° 50' E. 



Long, islet in South bay, southwest side of New Caledonia. 

 ' Longatana, islet of Fakaafo, Union group. 9 24' 40" S., 171° 12' w. 17. 



Longuerue, group in the southwest part of Huon gnlf ; islands are small, wooded and 

 rock}-, but Saddle island is 2.5 m. long and 700 ft. high. Named for Midshipman 

 Longuerue on the Recherche. 7 20' S., 147° 16' E. 



Lonkahu, islet of Tatafa of the Hapai group, Tongan islands. 



I/Oof (Leaf) is the central island of the Hermit group; 500 ft. high. r° 28' S., 

 i45 D 05' E. 8. 



Lopevi, a volcano of the New Hebrides, 4714 ft. high, active, occasionally ejecting 

 ashes. Few inhabitants along the shore. 16 28' s., 168° 18' E. 12. 

 • Lord Hood, see Marutea of the Paumotu archipelago. 21. 



Lord Howe was discovered February 17, 1778, by Lieutenant Ball. Volcanic and 

 mountainous, Mt. Gower at the southern end being 2840 ft. high; about 5.5 m. 

 long. On the west side are extensive coral reefs. Population, in 1880, 65. Belongs 

 to New South Wales. 31 J 36' 30" s., 159" 05' 10" E. See J. B. Wilson's Report, 

 Sydney, 1882 ; also a paper by Mr. Corrie, Proceedings Royal Geographical 

 Society, 1878, pp. 136-143. 



Lord Howe, islet off the southeast end of Santa Cruz. A British protectorate was 

 proclaimed August 18, 1898. 



Lord Howe, seeMopeha, Society islands. 



Lord Howe, see Ontong Java, Solomon islands. 



Lord North, see Tobi. 



Lord Salisbury, islet on the New Guinea coast. 7° 52' S., 144° 28' E. 



Losap, of the Caroline islands was discovered by Duperrey. It has about 300 in- 

 habitants. Peace islet, in the same lagoon, has a population of 200. 6° 53' n., 

 152° 42' 20" E. 



Los Eremitanos, see Hermit. 8. 



Los Magos, Los Monjes, names on the Spanish chart captured by Lord Anson; sup- 

 posed to apply to the Hawaiian islands. 



Los Martires, see Tamatam, Caroline islands. 



I/OS Negros, islets of Admiraltv island. i° 55' S., 147° 16' E. 



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