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Wild Life in Southern Seas. 
1893-4 Nanomea and Nanomaga presented a 
parched-up appearance. A heavy blow in 1890 
also did terrible havoc among the coconuts, 
which thus had not the strength to bear up 
against the drought. 
The whole group of the nine islands or sub¬ 
groups lies between lat. 5.35 deg. and 11.20 
deg. S., and between 171 and 176 deg. W. 
longitude. 
