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154 INDEX TO THE PACIFIC ISLANDS. 



Tatiata or Santa Cristina, of the Marquesas islands; 9 m. n-S., 5 m. E-w., 3280 ft. nigh. 

 Population, 450 in 1880. South point is in io° 02' S., 139° 09' w. 23. 



Tauere or Taueri, also St. Simeon, Resolution and Tandree, of the Paumotu archi- 







pelago, was discovered by Bonecheo in 1772. Named by Cook in/1773 after 



his ship; 4 m. in circumference; two islands. West point is in 17° 22' 21" S., 



141° 29' 39" W. 21. 

 Taulalia, islet in the Ringgold group, Fiji. 

 Taumaco, discovered by Quiros, April 7, 1606, and named Nuestra Sefiora del Socorro, 



is, according to Espinosa, the Duff group. 12. 

 Tauna, islet of Rapa. 27° 36' S., 144° 17' w. 



Tauttl, islet on the northwest of the outer reef of Tahaa, Society islands. 

 Tauturau, islet of Rapa. 27 37' s., 144 16' w. 

 Tavartia or Speiden island, off the west coast of Viti levu, Fiji. i7°52's., 177° io'3o"e. 



Named Speiden by Wilkes after the Purser of the Peacock. 

 Tavea, high island in Naloa bay, Vanua levu, Fiji. Inhabitants make good pottery. 



16 38' 24" s., 178 43' 30" w.O 

 Taviuni or Vuna, Fiji; 23X8 m.; Ngalau peak, 4040 ft. high. Population, 2600 in 



1880. East point is in i6 u 48' 30" S., 180° 14' E. 

 Tavua, inhabited islet of Mamanutha i thaki group, Fiji. 



Tavuka or Rara ni Tinka, islet 150 ft. high, 2.2 m. south from Yanutha, Fiji. 

 Tavunasithi, Fiji; coral islet, half a mile in diameter, 200 ft. high; uninhabited. 

 Tchitschagoff or Tchitchagov, see Tahanea, Paumotu archipelago. 

 Teapi, see Rapanui. 



Teauaua or Hat, islet in Shavay bay on the southeast side of Huahuna, Marquesas. 

 Tebut, see Lib of the Marshall islands. 

 Tegtia, a circular island in the middle of Torres group, about 3.5 m. in diameter, 



nearly 600 ft. high; 2.5 m. southeast from Hiw or North island. 

 Te Houra, see Waikawa, New Zealand. 



Teilau, uninhabited islet 500X150 yds., on the southeast coast of Viti levu, Fiji. 

 Tekareka, see Tekokoto, Paumotu archipelago. 

 TekokotO, Tekareka or Doubtful, of the Paumotu archipelago, was discovered by 



Cook, August 11, 1773. It is a circular reef a mile in diameter. 17° 20' S., 



142° 37' w.O 21. 

 Teku, see Anuanurunga of the Paumotu archipelago. 

 Teku, see Yanavana of the Paumotu archipelago. 2,2,. 

 Tematangi or Bligh lagoon, of the Paumotu archipelago, was discovered by Bligh in 



1792. It is 7 m. in diameter. Some of the inhabitants were removed to Tahiti in 



1858 on suspicion of having eaten a shipwrecked crew. North point is in 2i°38 / S., 



140° 40' w. 21. 

 Temelflua, near Taumaco, the same as Tukopia. 

 Temo, see Jemo of the Marshall islands. 

 Temottl or Trevanion, Santa Cruz group, at the entrance of Trevanion lagoon, the 



Puerto graciosa of Mendaiia who named this island La Guerta. Carteret called 

 it Trevanion. It is 10 m. in circuit. British protectorate declared October 1, 1898. 



The north point is in io° 40' s., 165° 41' 30" E. 12. 



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