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side. Anchorage is found within. The island affords nothing on 

 which human beings can subsist. It has no inhabitants, and is pro- 

 bably only resorted to by the natives of the neighboring islands 

 during the turtle season, or while in pursuit of the pearl fishery. 

 At this island Captain Dowsett and his boat's crew were treacher- 

 ously murdered by the natives. 



RADOGALA AND KORSAKOFF ISLANDS. 



Radogala lies 19 miles west of Bigini. Instead of but one island, as 

 reported by Kotzebue, there are two. I have therefore determined 

 to retain both names : Radogala to the largest and most eastern 

 island, and Korsakoff to the smaller or Avestern island. The island 

 of Radogala is a low coral island, with a lagoon ; it is above 20 miles 

 on each side, and in shape approaching a square. The longest side is 

 on the north, and trends nearly west-northwest and east-southeast ; 

 the west side trends north and south ; the south side is parallel with 

 the north ; and the east side from its extreme east point trends 

 southwest, which curves westward, forming a large crescent-shaped 

 bay. The eastern side from Kumi Islet to the south extreme is a 

 range or string of small islets and sandbanks, the latter not much 

 above the reef. Rimsky Islet is the largest, and of some extent : it 

 forms the southeast point; from it to Tufa Islet it is 12 miles, west- 

 northwest, which is the extreme south and west point. Near the 

 middle of the south side there is an opening, ll miles wide, into the 

 lagoon, having a sand-islet on a reef in its middle, on either side of 

 which there is a passage for vessels : the westernmost one is the best, 

 and anchorage may be found within under either islet. Radogala is 

 inhabited by a few natives, with whom no communication was had. 

 The islets offer but little sustenance. Kotzebue reports that he saw 

 some cocoanut or pandanus frees. None were seen on it by us ; they 

 have probably been destroyed. 



Korsakoff Island lies 15 miles to the south westward of Radogala ; 

 it is also a low coral island, with a lagoon. It trends east-southeast 

 and west-north w T est, is 14 miles in length, by 4 in width. There is 

 an entrance into the lagoon on the south side, over a mile in width, 

 which is bounded on each side by an islet. There are seven islets on 

 its south side, connected by the reef, which is awash in places ; the 

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