General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-45- Hagemeister[= Apataki] Hairiri[= Paraoa] Hao[= Hau] Haraiki[= Heraiki] Hariri[= Paraoa] Harp[= Hau] Harpe[= Harp] 45. Hau (30 x 5 mi.; coral; lagoon, with many brushy islets round it; Bow. entrance to lagoon on middle of n. end; several cocoanut Eaoo. groves on e. and n. parts; inhab. It was (1899) well Hao. wooded on weather side, tho islets on lee side were gener- Harp. ally bare; much damage to vegetation by hurricane of Jan., Harpe. 1903. Heyou. Ocheou. Hekuera[= Hikuera] Hemake [ = Pukapuka] Hemake [ = Pukapuka] 40. Heraiki (atoll 4 mi. long; rather higher than other ids.; well Croker wooded on n. end; good entrance to lagoon on s. w. Haraiki side; uninhab. San Quentin. Hereheretue[= Hereheretui] 50. Hereheretui (3 mi. diam.; low; closed lagoon; thickly wooded, with Bligh? much dead timber; many grass strips near shores; Hereheretue inhab. (few). 19° 52' S., 145° 00' W. (Brigham San Pablo. gives 21° 40' W., 140° 38'W., but this is the St. Paul. position of Tematangi!) Heretua[= Amamuraro] Heueru[= Reitoru] Heyou[= Hau] Hikuera[= Reitoru] Hikuero [ = Hikueru] 41. Hikueru (atoll (4 or more islets) about 6 x 3 mi.; lagoon, with Bird. boat entrance; well wooded, except at e. and s. e. Hikuero. ends, where bare; inhab.; residence of administrator Melville. of this district. 27. Hiti (very small (about 2.2 mi. diam.) closed lagoon; uninhab.; in Raeffsky group. Clute. Eliza. Louise. Ofiti. Ohiti. Holt[= Taenga] Honden[ = Pukapuka] Houden [ = Pukapuka] Humphrey (alleged to be in 16° 52' S., 140° 30' W., but of doubtful existence.