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Petat, off west side of Bouka, Solomon islands. 5 09' S., 154° 30' E. 

 Philip, see'Sorol of the Caroline islands. 



Philip, islet at the entrance of Makira harbor, San Cristoval, Solomon islands. 



Phillips, a name given to Makemo, Panmotn archipelago, by Trumbull in honor of Sir 

 Richard Phillips, late Sheriff of London. 



Phoebe, see Baker, also Tamana, Gilbert islands. 



Phoenix, a group of 8 low, scattered islands. For position see the islands composing it, 

 'Gardner or Kemin, Hull, Sydnej-, Phoenix, Birnie, Enderbury, Canton,' McKean. 17. 



Phoenix, the nomenclator of the previous group, is a mile long and half as broad, 

 18-20 ft. high. Formerly had deposits of guano, but was worked out in 1871. 

 British protectorate was proclaimed June 29, 1889. 3 47' S., 170° 43' w.O 



Piano, one of the Hermit group. i° 34' S., 144° 56' E. 



Piedu, island 540 ft. high in Bougainville strait, Solomon islands. 6°52's., i56°09'e. 



Piele, near Nguna, New Hebrides; 2 m. long; inhabited. <U. /^ 



Pig, see Nimoa of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Pig, see Ulu of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pigen, islet of Aurh, Marshall islands. 



Pigeon, on the Australian coast. 12° 31' s., 143° 18' E. 



Pigeon, near Moresby island, New Guinea; 60 ft. high. 



Pigeon, see Credner of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pigeon, see Palakuru of the Bismarck archipelago. 



Pikela or Lydia of the Caroline islands. 8° 38' n., 147 13' E. Considered doubtful. 3. 



Pikelot or Coquille, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Duperrey July 3, 1824, 

 and by him called Bigalli. It is but 300 yds. in diameter, low and uninhabited. 

 Liitke places it in 8° 09' N., 147° 42' E. 3. 



Pikhat, islet of Butaritari, Gilbert islands. 3 13' 10" n., 172° 40' E. 



Pileni, inhabited island 1 m. nw-SE., 100 ft. high, in the Matema group. British pro- 

 tectorate declared August 18, 1898. 



Pililu, see Peleliu, Pelew islands. 



Pilipal, islet of Namonuito, Caroline islands. 



Pilot, islet at the mouth of Requin bay, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 



Pinaki, a form of Nganati. 



Pine, see Hueguenee, Loyalty islands. 



Piner, a low island of theTiri group, off Vanua levu, Fiji. i6 23'54"s., i79°o8 / 25"E.O 



Pines (Isle of), lies southeast from New Caledonia and belongs to France; 11. 5 m. 

 NW-SE.; 880 ft. high. About 800 natives of Papuan stock and formerly cannibals. 

 Here the French missionaries took refuge in 1847 when driven by the natives from 

 Balade in New Caledonia. 22° 39' 20" S., 167° 28' E. 13. 



Pingelap, Musgrave or MacAskill, of the Caroline islands, was discovered by Captain 

 Musgrave in the Sugar Cane, 1793; and again by Captain MacAskill of the ship 

 Lady Barlow in 1809. Three islands compose the group which is 2.5 m. in diam- 

 eter; Pingelap is the southern and principal, Taka is small, and Tugulu (Chikuru ) 

 is the northern. They are well wooded and have about 900 inhabitants, of light 

 color. 6° 12' x., 160° 53' E. 5. 



Pionne, islet of Banare bay on the northwest coast of New Caledonia. 



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