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Maty was discovered by Carteret September 19, 1767, and named for his friend Dr. 

 Maty. It is 6 m. square, flat and thickly peopled by a fine light colored race of 

 uncertain relationship. Their implements are peculiar and exceedingly interest- 

 ing. i° 45' S., 142° 47' E. Probably this is Tiger of the charts. 8. 



Man, Hinchinbrook or Yele of the New Hebrides, is a volcanic cone 2 m. in diameter, 

 and 1493 ft. high. The crater is filled with vegetation. Natives peaceable. 



Maui, of the Hawaiian group, is the second in size, measuring 466,000 acres. It is 

 43 m. long, divided by a low isthmus into East and West Maui. The former is the 

 grand cone (10,032 ft. high) capped by the crater of Haleakala, which is more 

 than 2000 ft. deep and 20 m. in circuit. The latter, also an ancient volcano, is 

 lower ( 5820 ft. ) and its flanks are deeply cut into picturesque valleys. Popula- 

 tion in 1S96 was 17,726. The north side of the isthmus is in 20° 54' 15" n., 

 156" 29' W. I. 



Mauiki, of the Hervey group, is about 6 m. in circumference, fertile, has no lagoon 



nor an}- opening in the fringing reef. 20° 07' s., 157° 22' w. 23. 

 ' Maupiti, see Mania of the Society islands. 



Mausoleum, a sugar-loaf-shaped hill 650 ft. high, between New Ireland and New 

 Hanover in the Bismarck archipelago. 2° 44' S., 150° 32' E. 



'Mauti of Bvron is Mauiki of the Hervey group. 



Mavuva, islet of Mathuata on the north coast of Vanua levu, Fiji. 

 ' MawtU, islet of Fakaafo or Bowditch. 9° 25' 30" s., 17 1° 12' 30" w. 



May, see Yakuve, Fiji. iS 3 51' 45" S., 178° 27' E.O 



Mayon, see Mania or Woodlark. 



Mayor, see Tuhoua, New Zealand. 



Mba, islet of Uitoe passage, southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbatiki (Batiki), Fiji, near the centre of the group, is 2 111. in diameter and 609 ft. 

 high. Population in 1880, 342. 17° 46' S., 179° 10' E. 



Mbau (Bau), Fiji, small island east from Viti levu, 80 ft. high. 17° 59' 16" S., 

 178 2 39' 20" E. 



Mbe, islet in Port Uitoe, southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbenau, islet on the south coast of Vanua levu, Fiji, 100 yds. in diameter, covered 

 with palms. 



Mbenga (Beqa), is 5X3 m. and rises to 1400 ft. 18° 22' 15" S., 178° 07' 30" E. 



Mboa, islet in Uitoe passage on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbu, islet in Port Uitoe, on the southwest side of New Caledonia. 



Mbua, islet 35 ft. high on the shore reef at the southeast end of Nananu i thake, Fiji. 



Mbuimbani, a conical island 430 ft. high in Nanuku passage, Fiji ; planted with 

 coconut trees. 



Mbulia (Bulia), 460 ft. high, inhabited, in Kandavu group, Fiji. i8°46's., i78°33'e. 



Mbulo, a small island off Cape Pitt of Marovo, Solomon islands; about 800 ft. high. 

 8° 45' s., 158' 15' k. 



McAskill, see'Tugulu; also Pingelap. 



McKean, of the Phoenix group, was discovered by Wilkes in 1840. It is low, 

 0.7X0.5 m. 3° 36' s., 174° 16' w.O 17. 



Meaburn, islet of Caroline islands. 



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