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Mekiro (islet of Mangareva.
Melbourne [= Maturei vavao]
Melbourne [= Tenarunga]
Melville [= Hikueru]
Merrill (of doubtful existence, alleged to be in 16° 38' S., 141° 0' W.
Metia [= Makatea]
Miloradowitch [= Faaite]
Minerva [= Pukaruha]
Minerva reef (said to be "low rocks" in about 22° 30' S., 133° 30' W.,
(but "existence doubtful."
Bertero.
Ebrill Id.
Ebrilles.
Minto [= Vehanga]
72. Möerenhout (11 x 4.7 mi.; cluster of small, low, coral islets, with
Maria.
closed lagoon in centre; has a variety of
?Wright's Lagoon. shrubs and trees; uninhab., except for occa-
sional pearl fishers.
Mohican (small islet of Rangiroya, at Avatoru Pass; covered with low vege-
tation, and a few cocoanuts.
Möller [= Amamu]
75. Morane (5 x 2.5 mi.; low coral atoll, with closed lagoon reef; with
Cadmus. 3 islets; about a dozen inhab., who cultivate a few coco-
Morone. muts. Middle of n.-most id. 23° 11' 00'' s., 137° 11' 30'' W
Morone [= Morane]
Motoufara [= Brander]
Motu Teiko (islet of Mangareva.
24. Motutunga (atoll 8 x 5 mi.; lagoon, with entrance on n. w. side; s.
Adventure. side without vegetation, but n. side is wooded in
clumps for whole length; cocoamuts, etc.; uninhab.,
except when cocoanuts are gathered, etc.
Mururea [= Mururoa]
71. Mururoa (atoll of 18 low ids.; 15 x 8 mi.; reef enclosing lagoon,
Matilda. with entrance at n. w. end of lagoon; many of the ids.
Mururea. are wooded; large plantations of cocoanuts made by a
Osnaburgh. company, to whom the ids. were "assigned in 1876"; inhab.
Vairaatea.
Myloradowitch [= Miloradowitch]
Nairsa [= Rangiroya]
Nanatao [= Angatau]
16. Napuka (a series of islets on irregular reef, enclosing a lagoon
Whytohee. (closed); (Peale found it thickly covered with verdure,
Whytoohee. especially at w. end; cocoanut and pandamus trees; natives
Wytoohee. thievish and tricky. The Peale party landed with "diffi-
culty" about 4 p. m., so did not make a very extensive
exploration. Got a small native rat and Conopoderas.)
Hydr. Pilot says e. and w. sides well wooded (with vegeta-
tion different from other ids. of group), including a few