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Pahare, islet on the eastern reef of Huaheine, Society islands. 



Paho, north of Saibai on the south coast of New Guinea. 9 18' S., 142° 46' E. 



PaigO, see Boigu of the Talbot islands on the New Guinea coast. 9 20' S., 142° 29' E. 



Pakin, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Lutke in 1828; 5 islets extending 

 5 m. xw-SE., Katelma, Ta, Tagaik, Kapenoas. Called also'Pakeen and Pegue- 

 nema. 7 02' N., 157° 47' 30" E. 5. 



Palakuru or Pigeon, near New Britain, in Bismarck archipelago. 4 16' S., 152° 2i'e. 



Palao, another form of Pelew. 



Palav, islet of Ontong, Java. 5 05' S., 159° 20' E. 



Palea, islet of Fakaafo. 9 22' S., 171° 12' w. 



Palilllg or Goode, is small, 250 ft. high, in Torres strait. io° 32' S., 142° 09' E. 



Palliklllo, islet of Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 



Palm, a large group in Halifax bay, on the Australian coast. 18 42' S., 146° 43' E.O 



Palm, of the Solomon islands. 7 30' S., 157° 47' E. 



Palmer, a high island in the Hudson group, Fiji. 17° 45' S., 177° 07' E.O 



Palmerston, eight sandy islets on a reef enclosing a lagoon. Discovered by Cap- 

 tain Cook June 16, 1774, and named for Lord Palmerston, then First Lord of 

 the Admiralty. 18° 04' S., 163 10' w. 



Palmyra or Samarang was discovered by K^^^^^^''^^ 

 Captain Sawle, of the American vessel w>^ 'X^^^*' ''*«>% ' 

 Palmy 'ra, November 7, 1802. There are V^?> -^ \ \ J* 

 several islets not over six feet high fjf V, WU „X ^\^ 



extending over an area of 5.7 m. E-w., ^ vt ^^fe to ^ 



1.6 m. N-s. The position, according to '' :: r^»^ nv ''€lT'. >iy '''^K 



. , -.<-S w PALMYRA ID. ^"I*^^, 



Captain Skerrett, is 5 49' 04" N., 162° 



11' 29" w.; 50 islets. Taken for the FIG * 9- 



Hawaiian Kingdom by Captain Zenas Bent, of Honolulu, in 1862. Annexed by 



Great Britain May 28, 1889. The proclamation, issued under Kamehameha IV., 



was as follows : 



"Whereas, on the fifteenth day of April, 1862, Palmyra island, in lat. 5 deg. 50 mm. n. and 



long. 161 deg. 53 min. w. was taken possession of with the usual formalities by Capt. Zenas Bent, 



he being duly authorized to do so in the name of Kamehameha IV. King of the Hawaiian Islands. 



"Therefore, This is to give notice that the said island so taken possession of is henceforth 



to be considered and respecled as part of the domain of the King of the Hawaiian Islands. 



(Signed) E. KAMEHAMEHA. 

 Department of Interior, June 18, 1862. Minister of the Interior." 



Pam, islet in Harcourt bay, New Caledonia. 



Panabahai or Peak is a grassy island 200 ft. high, off the southwest point of Panati- 

 nani of the Louisiade archipelago. Pana is the native word for island. See 

 Malay Pulo, Sulu Po. 



Panabobaiana, west of the Duchateau group, Louisiade archipelago; 0.7 m. in diam- 

 eter; 75 ft. high. n° 16' 43" s., 152° 21' 37" E. 



Panabobo, eastern islet of the Montemont group, Louisiade archipelago; 50 ft. high. 



Panakrusima or Earle of the Louisiade archipelago ; 360 ft. high. 



Panakuba, islet of Mabneian, Louisiade archipelago. 



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