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INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



lock saw this group in 1795. It is supposed to be the Cocos of Wilkinson, 1790, 

 and it has been called Massacre because here a crew was cut off in 1830. There are 

 13 low, coral islands on a reef 10 m. in diameter. The south islet is the largest 

 and inhabited. 4° 45' s., 157° E. 



Marcus, barren island in 23° 10' N"., 154 E. Seized by Japan in 1899 in anticipation 

 of a cable station. 



Mare or Nengone, the Britannia of Burroughs (1842), was discovered by D'Urville 

 June 15, 1827. It ^ s the principal island of the Loyalty group, and has a popula- 

 tion of about 2000. The northeast point is in 21" 29' 30" s., 168° 06' E. 



Maretiri, see Bass islands. 



Margaret, an inhabited island near Sideia on the southeast coast of New Guinea; 

 1.5 m. E-w., 0.5 m. x-s.; 500 ft. high. io° 41' S., 150° 54' E. 



Margaret, a name given to Nukutipipi by Turnbull from his ship Margaret. 

 - Margaretta, see Namo of the Marshall islands. 



Margaritana (La), an island discovered by Quiros April 26, 1606, 12 leagues from 

 the San Marcos of de Leza. Perhaps one of the Banks islands. 13° S. 



Maria, see Moerenhout of the Paumotu archipelago. 2,2. 



Maria, an island on the east coast of Tasmania, 2750 ft. high, was a government re- 

 serve for the last of the Tasmanians. 42° 40' s., 148° E. 



Maria, see Peru or Francis of the Gilbert islands. 7. 



Marianas or Ladrone. Although Magalhaes first discovered this group March 6, 

 152 1, his name "Islas de las velas latinas" was soon superseded by that of Ladrones; 

 and in 166S they were officially named Marianas in honor of Maria Anna of Aus- 

 tria, widow of Philip I\". of Spain. The islands of the group arranged from south 

 to north are as follows: 



Extent. 



I in. imi -".I III. Icmn. 



Rota, /..ll|i; I. ill: 1 12 I ».\ 5.5. 



Agnijan ., •'! I i.v 2. 



Tin ia 11. li.. mi Vista 1» by 4.5. 



Salpan, Se.vpaii » ■■ 14 m. long. 



I in. -i 11 le Medinilla 2 in. long. 



A 11.1i njnii 5 b.V L.5. 



s.i 1 in mi 11 1.5 in. diameter. 



I'liriillini de Torres, Zelandia 



fJuguan 2.5 by 1. 



Minion 11 2.2 by 1.5. 



Pagan, Pagon 8 by 2.5. 



Igrigan, < Irigan 6 by 2.5. 



Asuncion l m. diameter. 



i rracas 2.5 m. diameter. 



Farallon de Pajaros, Guy 1.2 m. diameter. 



Height. 



650 

 800 



I I I 



50 



High. 



2316 



'.i.ii 

 1800 



JS4S 



1 39 



Population. 



7000 



200 

 700 



Latitude 

 North. 



13° 14' 00" 



14 OS 



14 53 30 



14 59 22 



15 08 30 



15 29 20 



16 20 

 111 41 



16 ."".1 



17 16 50 

 17 34 



IS 07 



is 46 20 



19 45 



20 06 35 

 20 33 



Longitude 

 East. 



144° 44' 00" 



145 10 



145 30 



145 36 20 



145 44 



146 



145 



145 



145 



145 



145 



145 



145 



145 29 



145 20 



144 4s 30 



40 



47 



50 



50 15 



51 



52 



41 45 



The primitive Chamorros have left memorials in remarkable stone columns on 

 Tinian and Guam. These are, according to Lieutenant Mortimer, 5 ft. 4 in. broad 

 at the base, 14 ft. high, and surmounted by hemispheres of stone 5 ft. 10 in. in 

 diameter. As the group is situated at about the place where the northeast trades 

 cease and the monsoons meet the rainfall is almost continuous, and atmospheric 

 disturbances attain to the force of hurricanes. Earthquakes, as might be expected 

 in a country wholly volcanic, are common though not very severe. At the present 

 writing it is understood that Spain has sold the group to Germany since the acqui- 

 sition of Guam bv the United States at the end of the Spanish-American war. 



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