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Maiden or Independence Avas discovered by Byron July 29, 1825, on the voyage on 

 which he brought the remains of the King and Queen of the Hawaiian islands to 

 Honolulu. It is 4 m. in diameter, and about 30 ft. high. There are traces of a 

 former Polvnesian population in curious stone structures. It is a British pos- 

 session and is worked for guano. No fresh water on the island. It was named 

 for an officer of the Blonde. 4 05' S., 155° W. 



Malebtl, islet off north coast of Viti levn, Fiji. 



Malekula or Mallicolo, of the New Hebrides, extends 55 m..NW-SE. by 15 m. The 

 inhabitants are warlike but small in stature. The southwest point is in 16 26' s., 

 167" 47' E. As will be seen 

 by the map, the northeast and 

 south shores are fringed bv a 

 mountain chain. 



Malema, see Matema or Swallow 

 islands. 



Mali is off the north coast of Ya- 

 nua levu, Fiji; 350 ft. high; 

 inhabited. 16° 20' 54" S., 179° 

 19' 42" E. 



Malima, two islets ( south one 

 130 ft. high) in the centre of 

 a lagoon 1.7 m. in diameter, 

 6 m. x. by w. from Kanathia, 

 Fiji. i7'o8'3o"s., i8o°5o'e.© 



Malinoa, small, low, 50 ft. high. 

 Tongan group. 



Maliu or Toulon is 6 m. off Ama- 

 zon bay on the south coast of 

 New Guinea. It is 3 m. in cir- 

 cumference, and 300 ft. high ; 

 covered with trees and grass. 

 There is a large village. 



Mallicolo, see Malekula, New Hebrides. The former perhaps more common on charts. 



Malo or St. Bartholemew, islet off the southeast side of Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 

 Natives are small in stature, but vigorous eaters of human flesh. 



Maloelab, Calvert, Araktcheeff or Kaven of the Marshall islands, was discovered by 

 Captain Gilbert June 29, 1788, and by him named Calvert. It consists of 64 islets 

 on a reef extending 33 m. xw-SE. by 15 m. Kotzebue gives the southeast point as 

 in 8° 29' x., 17 1° 11' e. 6. 



Malogi, islet near Tangoa anchorage, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 



Malolo islands, of the Hudson group, Fiji, extend over a triangle with sides of 2 m. 

 They are inhabited and well cultivated. Malolo, Malololailai/Ngualito, Mathiu 

 Wadingi and Vatu mbulo, the last three mere rocks. r7°46'io"s., i77 o8'4o"f.O 



Malololailai, islet southeast from Malolo, 30 ft. high. North point if 46' 30" "s. 

 177'" 10' 30" E. 



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fig. 5. malekuea: from admiraltv chart. 



