144 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Sans-Souci, off Berlin harbor on the north coast of New Guinea, comprise Sainson 



and Faraguet; low, wooded. 

 Santa Isabel, Solomon islands, see Ysabel. 

 Santa Maria, see Gaua, New Hebrides. 

 Santiago, north from San Cristobal, Solomon islands ; discovered by Mendana May, 



1568. 

 San Urban, close to Guadalcanar; discovered by Hernando Enriquez of the Mendana 



expedition. Perhaps San Juan. 

 Sariba or Hayter, on the New Guinea coast; 5 m. ESE-wnw., 800 ft. high. Named 



for Lieutenant Hayter. io° 31' S., 150° 45' E. 

 Sariguan, of the Marianas, a volcanic cone 1.5 m. in diameter. Formerly inhabited, 



now deserted. 16° 42' N., 145° 43' E. See map under title Marianas. 

 Sarpan, see Rota, Marianas. 



Satalo, islet on the south coast of Upolu, Samoan islands. 

 Satawal or Tucker, of the Caroline islands ; discovered by Captain Wilson of the Duff, 



October 25, 1793; 2-3 m. in circumference; 200 inhabitants. 7 22' N., 147° 06' E. 

 Satoatl, of the Mortlock group of the Caroline islands; 7X12 m.; 60 islets and less 



than 1000 inhabitants. Chickens, pigs, dogs and cats are all eaten here. The 



south end is in 5 17' n., 153 46' E. 4. 

 Saumatafanga, islet of Fakaafo. 9 25' s., 17 1° 12' w. 

 Saunders, see Tapamanu, Society islands. 20. 



Sail sau, islet on the north coast of Yanua levu, Fiji. i6°i6'24"s., 179° 25'2o"e.O 

 Savage, see Niiie. 

 Savaii, of the Samoan islands, is the largest of the group; 40X20 m., 5400 ft. high; 



shores low. South end in 13" 48' 40" S., 172° 17' 30" w. Belongs to Germany. 15. 

 Savo, a volcano north of the west end of Guadalcanar; the Sesarga of Mendana. 



Discovered by Pedro de Ortega Valencia and Hernan Gallego, April, 1568. Sur- 



ville called it Isla de las Contrariedades. Nearly circular; 4 m. in diameter, 1800 



ft. high; At present emits steam. Inhabited. g° 08' S., 159° 45' E. 

 Scarborough, a name given to the north group of the Gilbert islands from the ship 



Scarborough, one of those commanded by Captains Gilbert and Marshall. 

 Schanz, see Wotto of the Marshall islands. 

 Schoilten, a group off the north coast of New Guinea consisting of Mysory, Korido 



and Biak. The last two may be one island. i° S., 136° E. 

 Schoutetl, another group, more to the eastward, consisting of Lesson, Garnot and 



Blosseville. 

 Scilly, six islands 60 ft. high, wooded, in the Bismarck archipelago. 4°03's., I5i°22 / E. 

 Scilly, see Fenuaura of the Society islands. 



Seagull, a name of the Raeffsky islands, Paumotu archipelago. 

 Secretary, islet on the southwest coast of Middle island, New Zealand. 

 Segu, on the New Guinea coast. 5 08' s., 145° 50' E. 

 Seniavina, Caroline islands; discovered by Liitke in 1828 and named after his vessel. 



Consist of Ponape, Ant and Pakin. 



Sentinel, East and West; two high islands on either side of the entrance of Taiohae 



bay, south side of Nukuhiva, Marquesas islands. 



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