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eminent by a tripartite convention (1889) which was a miserable failure, and at 

 last the group was divided, as shown on Map 15, between Germany and the United 

 States. Proclaimed February 16, 1900. The area of the group is about 2650 

 sq. m.; and the native population, which is gradually diminishing, is estimated at 

 30,000. From December to April hurricanes may occur. The most complete ac- 

 count of the geography of the Samoan islands will be found in the Journal of the 

 Godeffroy Museum, Hamburg, 1873-5. ' '' ' 



San AleSSandro or Forfano, one of the Volcano islands. 25° 24/ n., 141 15' E. 



San Antonio, islet off the northeast point of Gardenijs, Bismarck archipelago; well 

 wooded; natives friendly. 3° 07' S., 152° 43' E. 



Sanaroa, one of the names of Raputata or Welle in the D'Hntrecasteaux group. 9. 



San Augustino, an islet of Oraluk, Caroline islands. 7 37' n., 155 09' E. 



San Augustino, one of the Volcano islands; 623 ft. high. 24° 14 n., 141° 25' E. 



San Bartolomeo (Bajos e Islas de), islands in 30° N. seen by Quiros. 



San Bernardo (Islas de ), discovered by Mendana August 20, 1595, in io° 40' S. Danger 

 islands!?). Perhaps the same that Gonzales called Isla de Pescado, February 

 21, 1606. Quiros Viajes, I., 53, 260; II., 6, 7, 10, 55. 



San Bruno, of the Bismarck archipelago. 3 05' S., 152° 42' E. 



San Cristobal, Arossi, Robatu, the Paubro of Gallego in the Solomon group, was 

 discovered by Mendana in June, 1568; 76X23 m., 4100 ft. high. Northwest point 

 is in io° 10' s., 161 20' E. 



Sand, the western islet of Midway atoll, Hawaiian islands; 1.5X0.7 m., 57 ft. high; 

 little vegetation, sand glaring. 28° 12' 22" n., 177° 22' 20" w. 2. 



Sand, islet of Onoatoa, Gilbert islands. i° 49' s., 175° 37' E. 



Sand islet, see Dao Balayet, New Caledonia. 



Sandford, high island of Fiji. 18° 50' s., 178° 24' E.O 



San Dimas, Solomon islands; discovered by Pedro de Ortega Valencia, of Mendaila's 

 expedition, in April, 156S. 9° 31' s. Quiros Viajes, I., 4; II, 4, 28, 37. 



Sands, group in Austral islands; discovered by J. R. Sands, in the whaler Benjamin 

 Tucker, October 19, 1S45. Examined in i860 by Captain Lebleux, in the ship 

 Raillcur, who found a triangular reef, the longest side extending 3 m. nw-SE., with 

 3 islands, a fourth one at the apex of the triangle 2 m. NE. from central island; 

 highest point, 66 ft. above the sea. Hull, Maria, Sands, Nororutu. Northwest 

 corner 21" 49' S., 154" 51' W. 



Sandwich, of the Bismarck archipelago, is 6-8 m. from the southwest coast of New 

 Ireland; 10 m. E-W., 8 m. x-s.; 600 ft. high. North point is in 2°53's., 150° 49' E. 



Sandwich, Cook's name for the Hawaiian islands. 

 s Sandwich, see Fate, New Hebrides. 



Sandy, one of the Belep islands, New Caledonia. 13. 



Sandy, on the Australian coast. 12 35' s., 143" 31' E. 



San Francisco, the name given by Mendana to Wake island October 4, 1568. 



San Francisco, near Gardenijs, Bismarck archipelago; about 650 ft. high; thickly 

 peopled. 2° 50' S., 152° 38' E. 



San Gabriel, of the Admiralty islands, is about 6 m. long; thickly peopled. 2°o6 / S., 



147° 37' E. 



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