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Island (5° S., 156° W.) is described in Byron’s Voyage in 
the Blonde (p. 206) as formed of a flat coral-rock, with no 
trees ; the height not given ; not coloured. — Malden Island 1 
(4° S., 154° W.) : in the same Voyage (p. 205) this island 
is said to be of coral formation, and no part above 40 feet 
high ; I have not ventured to colour it, although from being 
of coral formation, it is probably fringed ; in which case it 
should be red. — Jarvis , or Banker Island (0° 20' S., 160° 
W.) is described by Mr. F. D. Bennett (Geograph. Journ. 
vol. vii. p. 227) as a narrow, low strip of coral formation ; 
not coloured. — Brook is a small, low island between the two 
latter ; its position, and perhaps even existence is doubtful ; 
not coloured. — Pescado and Humphrey Islands : I can find 
out nothing about these islands, except that the latter ap- 
pears to be small and low ; not coloured. — Rearson, or Grand 
Duke Alexander’s (10° S., 161° W.) : an atoll, of which a 
plan is given by Bellingshausen ; blue. — Souvoroff Islands 
(13° S., 163° W.) : Admiral Krusenstern, in the most 
obliging manner, obtained for me an account of these islands 
from Admiral Lazareff, who discovered them. They con- 
sist of five very low islands of coral formation, two of which 
are connected by a reef, with deep water close to it. They 
do not surround a lagoon, but are so placed that a line 
drawn through them includes an oval space, part of which 
is shallow ; these islets, therefore, probably once (as is the 
case with some of the islands in the Caroline Archipelago) 
formed a single atoll 2 ; but I have not coloured them. — 
Danger Island (10° S., 166° W.) : described as low by 
Commodore Byron, and more lately surveyed by Bellings- 
hausen ; it is a small atoll with three islets on it ; blue.— 
Clarence Island (9° S., 172° W.) : discovered in the Pandora 
(G. Hamilton’s Voyage, p. 75) : it is said, ‘ In running along 
the land, we saw several canoes crossing the lagoons ; ’ as 
1 [ Starbuck and Malden Islands are fringed. — Captain Wharton.] 
* [Suveroff is a complete atoll (French chart).— Captain Wharton.] 
