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HYDROGRAPHY. 



BONHAM ISLAND. 



Bonham Island was discovered in 1S09 ; it is a lagoon island. It 

 lies 150 miles west of Mulgrave. It has 4 large and 20 small islets 

 on its rim of coral, surrounding the lagoon, which is 30 miles in length, 

 northwest and southeast, by 20 in width. There are three entrances 

 into it on the northwest and southeast sides. The latitude of its 

 centre is 5° 53' 45" north, and the longitude 169° 36' 16" east. It is 

 inhabited. 



HUNTER ISLAND. 



Hunter Island was discovered by Captain Bond, in 1809. It is a 

 small coral island, li miles north and south, and I of a mile east and 

 west, including the reef. It has no lagoon, and is elevated towards 

 the centre. The latitude of its centre is 5° 42' north, and longitude 

 169° 05' 46" east. It lies west from the south end of Bonham. 



BAKING ISLAND. 



Baring Island lies west-southwest of Hunter Island, 40 miles. It 

 is a small low coral island, without a lagoon ; was discovered by 

 Captain Dennet ; is inhabited, and situated in 5° 34' 42" north, and 

 168° 26' 24" east. 



FAROILEP AND FEIS ISLANDS. 



Faroilep and Feis Islands were searched for along the parallels on 

 which they were supposed to exist, viz. : 8° 36' and 9° 47' north, but 

 there were no signs of land seen near the longitude assigned them. 

 The determination of these islands by Leutke must be correct, who 

 gives their position in longitude as 144° 36' and 140° 38' east. 



OULOUTHY OR M'KENZIE'S GROUP AND SHOAL. 



The eastern extremity of Oulouthy or M'Kenzie's Group is placed 

 by us in 10° 07' 53" north, longitude 139° 54' 58" east. The 

 southern extremity in 9° 46' north, and 139° 44' east. It is composed 

 of an eastern and western island; which are separated by a passage of 

 8 miles. The western island is upwards of 20 miles in length, north 



