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Sepper, see Nuitao of the Ellice group. 16. 



Serapin, islet at entrance to Wanderer bay, on Guadaleanar, Solomon islands, where 



in 1.85 1 Mr. Boyd, of the yacht Wanderer, was massacred. 9 41' S., 159° 39' E. 

 Serle, see'Reao or Pukaruha of the Paumotu archipelago. 

 Sesarga, Mendana's name for Savo, Solomon islands. 

 Setovi or Selovi, a flat island 2 m. east from Aore, New Hebrides. 

 Seu Seu, islet near Roiix group on the south coast of New Guinea. 

 Seven Islands, a name of Ngatik of the Caroline islands. 

 Sewell, in Cloudy bay, New Guinea. 

 Shank, see Nawodo of the Gilbert islands. 

 Shanz or Schanz, a name of'Wotto, Marshall islands. 

 Sharp, in the Trobriand group. 9 34' S., 151° 39' E. 

 Sharp, see Panantinian of the Louisiade archipelago. 

 Shepherd, a group near Api in the New Hebrides, consisting of Tongoa, Tongariki, 



Buninga, Yalea, Ewose, Laika, Mai and Tevala. 

 Sherrard, on the Australian coast. 12° 58' S., 143° 37' E. 

 Shortland, of the Solomon islands, is 11 m. E. by n.-w. by S., 7 m. wide, 675 ft. high. 



7° 03' S., 155° 45' E. For Shortland's Journal see Philips' Voyage to Botany bay, 



ch. xviii. 

 Shortland, on the southeast coast of New Guinea; 0.3 m. in diameter; 200 ft. high. 

 Siande, islet; wooded, at entrance to Port Burai on the southwest side of New Cale- 

 donia. 

 Siaptinor, islet of Lukunor of the Caroline islands. 4. 

 SiaSSl, a low archipelago off the east coast of New Guinea, near Umboi. 5 55' S., 



147° 55' E. 

 Sideia or Basilisk, on the New Guinea coast, forms three sides of a hollow square 



open to the west; 8.2 m. E-w., 7.5 m. n-S.; inhabited; 1330 ft. high. io°34'2o"s., 



150° 49' 55" E. 

 Sidney, see Sydney, a group on the New Guinea coast. 9 35' S., 149° 49' E. 

 Sidney, or Sydney, of the Phoenix group, was discovered by Captain Eminent ; 2X1 m.; 



20 ft. high. 4 25' 30" s., 1 7 1° 2 1' 40" w. O There are remains of stone buildings here. 

 Sikaiana or Stewart, discovered by Captain Hunter, 1791. Fine robust race of light 



brown color. Formerly under the Hawaiian flag; British protectorate declared 



August 18, 1898; 1.2 m. long, 150 ft. high. 9° S., 163 E. Faore, Manduiloto, 



Barena, Matu avi are uninhabited islands of this group. 

 Sikalai, islet of Fakaafo. g° 22' 25" S., 171° 12' w. 

 Silat, islet of Ruk of the Caroline islands. 

 Simbo, see Marovo, Solomon islands. 



Simlakita, in the lagoon of Egum atoll. 9 26' s., 15 1° 57' E. 9. 

 Simonov, see Tuvana i tholo, Fiji. Named for the astronomer of Bellingshausen's 



expedition. 

 ' Simpson, see'Apamama of the Gilbert islands. 



Sinclair, small island near Naviti, Yasawa group, Fiji. 17 i2'3o"s., 177 08' 30" E.O 

 Sinde, islet within N'Goe reef on the southeast coast of New Caledonia. Is it Siande? 

 Single Tree Islet, on the north coast of Vanua levu, Fiji. 



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