General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-46- Hermaeloff[= Taenga] Kamaka [= Kamako] Kamako (islet of Mangareva. Collie. Collis. Kamaka. Kemaka. Karlishoff[= Aratika] 28. Katiu (15 x 7.5 mi.; very low atoll; lagoon with 2 openings, on Saken. n. w. and s. w. sides; wooded on s. or s. w. sides, other parts covered with brush and some cocoanut groves; few inhab. Kauehi[= Kawehe] 6. Kaukura (24 x 8 mi.; lagoon with islets on reef; entrance near Aura. n. w. end; wooded on n. side, from end to end; inhab. Hurricane of 1878 devastated its vegetation; since then cocoamuts have been replanted. Kawahi[= Kawehe] Kawaka [= Hawehe] 18. Kawehe (12 x 9 mi.; very low (10 or 12 ft. high); open lagoon, with Cavahi. (entrance on s. side; wooded (cocoamuts (few), pandamus Kauehi. trees, and lower vegetation), except at s. e. end; Kawahi. inhab. Kawake Peale party saw nos. of birds at some places, but Vincennes. spent only two hours ashore; they heard Conopoderas. The small wooded islet of Tutu is in lagoon. Kemaka[= Kamako] King [= Taiaro] King George group (name used for Takapoto and Takaroa). ?Sondergrond Koutousoff[= Makemo] Krusenstern[= Tikahau] Kurateke[= Vanavana] Lagoon[= Nukutavake] Lagoon (of Bligh) [= Tematangi] Lagoon (of Cook) [= Vahitahi] Lancier[= Akiaki] Lazarev[= Matahiva] Lazaroff[= Matahiva] Les Lanciers[= Akiaki] Lord Hood[= Marutea] L'Ostange (of Duperrey) [= Nengonengo] Louise (of Mauruc) [= Hiti] Maitia[= Makatea] Makapu (islet of Mangareva; near Akamaru. Makaroa (islet of Mangareva; 479 ft. high; steep and rugged. March. Marsh.