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bor. The best anchorage is with the Island of Tukonreva bearing 

 west. The area is small, and but few vessels can be accommodated. 

 At the village of Tukonreva, water may be procured from a creek, 

 which empties into the harbor to the east of the village ; its position 

 may be known by a beautiful grove of cocoanuts. The villagers are 

 not to be trusted. Fawn Harbor was so named from the loss of the 

 brig Fawn ; whilst attempting to beat out of the harbor, she missed 

 stays, went on shore on the western reef, and was bilged. Although 

 this harbor is an excellent one for small vessels, yet I would caution 

 all navigators from entering it, unless their vessels work well, and 

 would recommend Baino in preference. Fawn Harbor lies in latitude 

 16° 43' 42" south, longitude 179° 47' 11" east. Besides the Island of 

 Tukonreva, the situation of this harbor may be known by a conspi- 

 cuous conical hill, which lies directly in the rear of the village. 



From Tukonreva Island to the entrance of Nabouni is 5 miles. The 

 sea-reef and the island trend nearly due west, and the reef is li 

 miles wide ; the whole extent of its surface is flat, with here and there 

 a narrow and intricate channel for boats, but which only can be 

 passed through at high water. Before reaching Nabouni Bay, about 

 a mile to the eastward of its entrance, there are two conspicuous black 

 rocks, by which it may be known ; it is very narrow, and a mile 

 in length, which makes it very difficult for even a small vessel 

 to beat out of; the water is deep, and as the land is approached 

 its width enlarges to a bay, on which lies the town of Nabouni. 

 Nabouni is one of the largest towns on the south coast, and the 

 two small islands of Ya and Nabouni lie directly in front of it : on 

 these the inhabitants build their canoes. Both islands are low and well 

 wooded, and distant half a mile from the town of Nabouni. On the 

 west side of the bay is another large town, called Engada, and in front 

 of it is the small island of Engada, very similar to that of Nabouni ; to 

 the west a short distance, there is another small sand-island. Bene- 

 dict's Island and Point form the western termination of the Bay of 

 Nabouni, which is 3 miles in extent. The land in this vicinity is low 

 and fruitful, and well covered with groves of cocoanut. To the south 

 of Benedict's Point, and within the reef lies the small rocky islet of 

 Rativa, black and square, rising 12 feet above the surface of the reef. 

 It is a very conspicuous object when sailing along the coast. 



The boat-channel from Rativa Isle continues to the Rock Haven 

 Passage, 2 miles to the westward. The greater part of the sea-reef is 



