PAUMOTU GROUP. 



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blue as the ocean itself. It is 12 miles in length, by 9 miles wide. 

 There is an opening for small vessels on the north side near the west 

 end. It is visited occasionally by the natives, and affords a harbor 

 for small vessels engaged in the pearl fisher}^. 



TOAU, OR ELIZABETH ISLAND. 



Toau was discovered by Roggewein, in 1722. It is a large, low, 

 coral island, lying in a northwest and southeast direction ; in length 

 about 23 miles, and 7 miles in width ; well wooded on its northern 

 side, but its southern and western sides show but a bare reef. It has 

 an entrance at its southeast end, and a small vessel may enter and 

 find a harbor. This island was one of the Pernicieuses Islands of 

 Roggewein, and also one of the Pallisers of Cook. It is inhabited, and 

 offers some inducement for those who may be engaged in the pearl 

 fishery to visit it. Water may be procured by digging pits. 



APATAKI ISLAND. 



Apataki is one of the Pernicieuses Isles of Roggewein, seen in 1722. 

 It is one of the large islands of this group ; has the same detached, 

 low islets, and in places a submerged reef, with an opening on its 

 west side into its lagoon. The form of the island approaches that of 

 an obtuse-angled triangle, with its longest side trending northwest 28 

 miles ; the north side trends east 20 miles, and the east side south 18 

 miles. It is inhabited, and the natives are friendly. The island is 

 represented as a good place for the pearl fishery. It produces cocoa- 

 nut palms and the Pandanus. 



ARATICA, OR CARLSHOFF ISLAND. 



Aratica was discovered by Roggewein in 1722. It was seen by 

 Kotzebue in 1824. Its extent and shape, however, was not known 

 until the visit of the Expedition, in 1839, when a survey of it was 

 made. Its form is that of an isosceles triangle, having its apex to the 

 northeast, and its base to the southwest. Its base is 12 miles in 

 length, and that of its two sides 17 miles. The north side is well 

 wooded, and the southern side little more than a bare reef. On its 



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