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COMPENDIUM OE GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVEL 
Australasia, geographical and physical 
features of, 4 
ocean depths, 5 
races of, 8 
zoological features of, 10 
geological relations of, 11 
Australia, connection with New 
Guinea, 12 
Awu volcano, 303 
Baba Islands, 366 
Babeltuap, 551 
Babirusa, 283, 304, 309, 328 
Babuyanes Islands, 72, 75 
Bacalod, 80 
Bacolor, 66 
Baliu Solo river, 281 
Bajaus, 90, 234, 240 
Bala Island, 199 
Balabac, 95 
Balade copper mines, 457 
Balagnini pirates, 240 
“j Balai” 195 
Balambangan Island, 253 
Balbi, Mount, 442 
Bali, 347 
Baling, Mount, 223 
Ballarod mines, 457 
Bananas, 138 
Banda, 316, 333 
Bangka, 201 
straits, 202 
Banguey Island, 253 
Banjarmasin, 228, 270, 272 
Banka or Banca [see Bangka) 
Banks Islands, 451 
Bantam, 145, 157 
Barisan range, 158, 174 
Barito river, 226 
Bashi Islands, 72 
Basilan, 90 
Batam Island, 200 
Batang-hari, 175 
Batang Lupar, 226 
Batanta Island, 427 
Batavia, 145 
suburbs of, 148 
fort built at, 104 
rainfall of, 115 
Batjan, 308, 309, 321, 325 
Battak country and people, 186 
Batu-angas, 321 
Batu Islands, 199 
Batu Kau volcano, 347 
Batur volcano, 347 
Bekasi, 149 
Bencoolen {see Benkulen) 
Benkulen, 157, 211 
Benzoin, 180, 206 
Beri-beri, 116, 177, 211, 230 
Bernacci volcano, 74 
Best, Captain Thomas, 184 
Biak Island, 429 
Bible burnt by the Dutch in Java, 
129 
Bickmore, Mr., on Celebesian burial, 
291 
Bicols. 50, 84 
Bidi, 239, 246 
Bilian wood, 243 
Billiton (see Blitong) 
Bima, 356 
Bintang Island, 200 
Birds’ nests (edible), 92, 93, 244, 375 
Birds-of-Paradise, 311, 322, 325, 429 
first brought to Europe, 381 
various genera of, 393 
Birds of the Philippine Islands, 42 
of Java, 119 
of Sumatra, 182 
of Borneo, 232 
of Celebes, 285 
of Moluccas, 311 
of Timor Laut, 368 
of New Guinea, 392 
of Solomon Island, 444 
of New Caledonia, 458 
of Samoa, 505 
of Marquesas, 525 
of Sandwich Islands, 536 
Bisayans, 50, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 
87, 93, 554 
Bislig, 88 
Bismarck Archipelago, 413, 417, 430 
range, 380, 415 
Bito lake, 83 
Blanche Bay, 417, 434 
Blitong, 204 
Bohol, 83 
Bonthain peak, 278 
Borabora, 518 
Borneo, 213 
history of, 214 
geology of, 217 
physical features of, 218, 221 
mountains of, 222 
