i2o INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Nitie, islet of Fakaafo. g° 22' 40" s., 171° 13' w. 



Nilimano or Tasman atoll is the easternmost and largest of the Tasman group. 



4° 35' S., 159° 30' E. 



Nitltao, alias Lynx, Sepper, Speiden (Wilkes) of the Ellice islands, is 2.5X1.5 m-, 

 densely covered with coconut trees. Population, 417. 6° 08' S., 177° 22' E. 16. 



Nivani or Nivan, a small island southwest of Misima (St. Aignan) in the Louisiade 

 archipelago. 



Nmara, a grassy, uninhabited islet 230 ft. high on Kandavu reef, Fiji. 



Nogahanghe, a rocky islet near Paaba island on the northwest coast of New Caledonia. 



Noina or Burnett is small and wooded, 3.5 m. n. by E. from Panasia, Louisiade archi- 

 pelago. 



Nokue or Infernal islet in Kuto bay, Isle of Pines. 13. 



Noma, islet in lagoon 9 m. from Losap, Caroline islands; 200 inhabitants. 4. 



Nomuka, of the Tongan group, the Annamooka of Cook, is a triangular coral island, 

 the sides 2 in. long. Peaks rise to a height of 166 ft. Closed salt lagoon 0.7 m. 

 in diameter. 20 15' S., 174' 50' W. 



Nono, islet of Pavuvu or Russell group, Solomon islands. 8° 02' S., 159° 05' E. 



Nonuti, Sydenham, Dog, Blaney, or Nanuti of the Gilbert islands, measures 19X8.5 m. 

 The southeast point is in o J 46' 05" S., 174° 31' 30" E. 7. 



Norbarbar is the native name of Ureparapara or Bligh in the Banks group. 



Nord, see Gipps, Bismarck archipelago. 10. 



Norfolk, was discovered by Cook October 10, 1774. It is 5X2.5 m. and 1050 ft. high. 

 The English frigate Sirius was wrecked here near the end of 1790. It belongs to 

 New South Wales. This beautiful island -was once a convict station, but this was 

 given up in 1855 and the next vear the Pitcairners were removed from the lonely 

 island where they had vegetated for 67 years to this much finer island. Soon, how- 

 ever, 40 of the 194 returned to their old home. Those on Norfolk island have 

 doubled their number and are fairly prosperous. 29° 01' S., 167 56' E. 



Normanby, a name of Duau of the D'Entreeasteaux group. 



Norstip, a low, wooded islet, uninhabited, near Port Stanley, Malekula, New Hebrides. 



NDrth or High, Fiji. 16° 28' 30" S., 180° 20' 30" E.O 



North, see Hetau, Solomon islands. 8° 50' S., 159° 58' E. 



North, iu Marau sound on the northeast coast of Guadalcanar, Solomon islands. 

 9° 44' s., 1.60 47' E. 



North, small island on the north side of the Trobriand reef. 8° 25' S., 150° 48' E. 9. 



North or Nord, see Gipps, Bismarck archipelago. 10. 



North, one of the Torres group, Banks islands; 1200 ft. high. 



North, group of islets off the north coast of New Hanover. 



Northumberland, an extensive group on the east coast of Queensland, Australia, 

 reaching to 2 2° S. 



Norton, in the Bismarck archipelago. 5 24' S., 150° 31' E. 



Nosoata, islet at the mouth of Rewa river, Viti levu, Fiji. 



Nouvelle Cvthere (La), a name given to Tahiti by Bougainville in 1768, 



Nu, see Duboiuet islet, New Caledonia. 



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