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natives are said to be very hostile in parts. The Dutch 
as early as 1613 drove the Portuguese out of a small 
settlement they had established here. Adonara is more 
populous and larger ; its highest peak, the volcano Mount 
Wokka, attains a height of 4882 feet. Lomblen or 
Kawella is 55 miles long, and has an area of about 400 
square miles. The coast is high, bold, and barren in 
appearance, and at least four volcanic peaks exist, of 
which Lamararap (5800 feet), at the southern extremity 
of the island, is the most lofty. It was through this 
group that the Victoria — the last remaining ship of 
Magellan’s squadron — passed, most probably by the 
Flores Strait, and the islands are mentioned by Pigafetta. 
Pan tar is about 28 miles long, and is said to be sparsely 
populated by natives who are not to be trusted. Ombay 
or Allor is the largest of the five islands, being about 65 
miles in length by 15 in breadth. It is almost all high 
land, especially at the east end, and, unlike many others 
of the chain, is covered with high trees to the summit of 
the mountains. The Victoria refitted here in 1522, and 
Pigafetta speaks of the natives as cannibals, and even at 
the present day they are said to be head-hunters in the 
interior. 
7. Wetta and the Serwatti Group. 
East of the Ombay Passage lies Kambing, a small 
island about 12 miles long, which is noteworthy as 
belonging to the Portuguese, although it is in no way 
connected with Timor, being separated from it by a 
channel nearly 2000 fathoms deep. It has a mountain 
3273 feet in height, at the summit of which are numbers 
of small mud volcanoes, exhibiting eruptions at regular 
intervals. Wetta is a considerable island, 70 miles in 
