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Marshall Islands, an extensive group between the Caroline and Gilbert islands, 

 probably visited by Alvaro de Saavedra in 1529. Captain Wallis, in 1767, was 

 at Rongerik, and in 1788 Captains Marshall and Gilbert explored this group 

 more thoroughly than an}- previous navigators. 1 11 February, 1886, Germany 

 annexed the group and has since endeavored to colonize it, but without much 

 success. 



Marshall Bennett, three small, high, uninhabited islands discovered by Captain 

 Hunter of the Marshall Bennett in 1836. 8° 49' S., 151° 56' E. 



Martin, on the northeast coast of Bougainville, Solomon islands. 6° n' S., 155° 35' E. 



Martin, see Xganati of the Paumotu archipelago. 



Martin de Mayorga, name given by Maurelle in 1781 to the Tongan group. 



Mania or Maupiti of the Society islands. It is 6 m. in circumference and surrounded 

 by a reef on which are several palm-covered islets; volcanic, 800 ft. high. Popu- 

 lation, 300. i6 D 26' S., 152° 12' w.O 20. 



Marutea or Lord Hood, in the Paumotu archipelago, was discovered in 1791 by Cap- 

 tain Edwards in H. M. S. Pandora. The atoll extends 11 m. E-w., and 7 m. n-s., 

 It is uninhabited and the lagoon is closed. 21° 31' S., 135° 38' w. 2,2,. 



Mamtea or Furneaux, a low, inhabited atoll discovered by Cook in ,1773. West end 

 in 16 54' S., 143° 20' w. 



Mary Balcout of Wilkes is Canton in the Phcenix group. 



Mas-a-fliera is 92 m. west from Juan Fernandez, 8 m. N-S., 5 m. E-w., 4000 ft. high. 

 33° 46' s., 8o D 46' w. 



Masamasa is 575 ft. high, in Bougainville strait, Solomon islands. 6°47's., i56°09'E. 



Mas-a-tierra, a name of Juan Fernandez. 



Maskelyne, group of low islands, thickly peopled, off the southeast coast of Malekula, 

 Xew Hebrides. Sakau is the largest ; others are Kolivia and Kiwyo. 



Masmapi, islet in Dorei bay on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Massachusetts of Roberts is Huahuna of the Marquesas islands. 



Massacre, a name given to Marcken of Lemaire. 



Massaramcoer or Bramble Cay, a sandbank 10 ft. high at the northeast boundary of 

 Queensland Colony. g J 07' 50" s., 143° 52' 10" E. 



Masse of Roberts is Eiao of the Marquesas islands. 



Matador, of the Caroline islands was discovered in 1876. It consists of 15 islets on 

 an atoll, some of them inhabited. 1 ' 30' x., 157° 05' E. 



Matahiva or Lazareff, of the Paumotu archipelago, a low, wooded island discovered 

 by Bellingshausen in 1820. West end is in 14° 53' 30" S., 148° 43' 30" w. 



Mataiwa, a form of Matahiva. 



Mata kawa, of the Talbot group is opposite the mouth of the Wassi kussa river of 

 Xew Guinea. 9' 16' s., 142° '12' E. 



Matamanoa, uninhabited islet of the Mamanutha i thake group, Fiji. 



Matangi, islet of Fakaafo or Bowditch. 9 22' S., 171° 12' w. 



Matangi, a small, unhabited island, 1 m. long, crescent-shape. Fiji. 



Matamuku, islet south of Kandavu, Fiji; 700 ft. high. 19° 10' 20" s., 178 06' 40" E. 



Mataou or East Sentinel, islet at entrance to Comptroller bay, X T ukuhiva, Marquesas 

 islands. 



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