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Taoru, islet of Raiatea, Society islands. 20. 



Taoui, one of the Admiralty islands. West end in 2° S., 146° 32' E. IO. 



Tapak, islet on the northeast side of Ponape, Caroline islands. 



Tapamanu or Saunders, also called Maiaiti and Tubuai manu, of the Society islands, 

 was discovered by Captain Wallis July 28, 1767; 6 m. long. Northeast point is in 

 17 38 41 s., 150 33 w. 



Tapelau, islet of Yap, Caroline islands. 



Tapimoor, islet of Mille, Marshall islands. 



Tapiteuea or Drummond, of the Gilbert islands, was discovered by Captain Bishop 

 of the Nautilus. It is 30 m. long and 0.5-0.7 m. wide. Population, 7000-8000. 

 North point is in i° 08' s., 174° 37' 30" E. 



Tapitu, a form of Tapiteuea, Gilbert islands. 



Tapu, island in Auckland harbor, New Zealand. 



Tapua, Utupua or Edgecumbe, in the Santa Cruz group, was discovered by Mendafia 

 in 1595. Carteret named it Edgecumbe in 1764. The west summit is in \i° i7'3o"s., 

 i66°32'i4"e., according to D'Urville. British protectorate declared August 18, 

 1898. 12. 



Taptli, a conical islet in Ahurei bay, island of Rapa. 



Tarakoi, islet of Rapa. 27° 35' S., 144° 18' w. 



Taravai or Belcher, islet of the Mangareva group. 



Tarawa, Cook or Knoy (not Knox), of the Gilbert islands; 18 m. n-S., 13 m. E-w. 

 North end is in i° 39' 05" n., 173 02' E. 7. 



Tareti, a sandy island near Noumea, New Caledonia. 



Taritari, a common form of Butaritari, Gilbert islands. 



Tariwerwi, see Ouessant, of the Louisiade archipelago. 



Tarrang, islet of Yap, Caroline islands. 



Tasiko, see Api, New Hebrides. 12. 



Tasman, atoll discovered by Tasman in 1700, and seen by Captain Welling in 1824. 

 Some 40 islands on a reef encircling a lagoon; 11 m. E-w., 7 m. N-S. Inhabitants 

 resemble Gilbert islanders. Niumano, the largest island, is on the east side in 

 4° 35' S., 159° 30' E. British protectorate proclaimed October 6, 1900. 



Tassai or Brumer, New Guinea. 



TastU, an inhabited island in Humboldt bay on the north coast of New Guinea. 



Tatafa, islet 3 m. southwest from Lefuka in the Hapai group of the Tongan isl- 

 ands. 18. 



TatakotO, called also Narcissus, Egmont and Clerke, of the Paumotu archipelago, 

 was discovered by Bonecheo in 1774; 4X1 m.; inhabited. 17 18's., 138° 19'w. 2,2,. 



Tatana, islet in Port Moresby on the south coast of New Guinea. 



Tau, the largest of the Manua group, Samoan islands, is 14 m. in circumference, 

 2500 ft. high ; well watered and fertile. Belongs to the United States. 



Tau, islet of Tongatabu. 18. 



Tatia, islet east from Tangoa, Espiritu Santo, New Hebrides. 12. 



Tatiak, lagoon islet of Ponape, Caroline islands. 



Tatian or Mt. Cornwallis, is 9 m. in circumference and 795 ft. high. Inhabitants 

 Negrito. Station of the London Missionary Society. 9 25' 30" S., 142° 32' E. 



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