-58- 27 a. Tuamotu (outlying Ids.) British islands, to the s. e. of the main Tuamotu group. Ducie (1.7 x 1 mi.; about 12 ft. high; lagoon; has low trees (about 14 ft. high), which form a thick canopy of bright green foliage; uninhab., birds being the only living things seen. MacFarlane says a "very dangerous atoll, having a sandy beach with some clumps of bushes, not more than 40 feet high, on its northern side; and a barrier-reef, over which a very heavy surf was breaking, fringes the remainder. The lagoon is very shallow, and has a few passages suitable for boats in calmer weather." (he was here March 16, 1884.) 24° 40' 40'' S., 124° 47' 40'' W. ?Encarnacion. Elizabeth [- Henderson.] "Encarnación" [= ? Ducie; also reported circa 24° 55' S., 136° 42' W., but "existence doubtful." Henderson (5 x 2.5 mi.; 80 ft. high; raised coral; covered with trees, Elizabeth. interlacing shrubs, etc.; uninhab., though 2 men from ?San Juan the "Essex" were stranded here in 1820, but "eventually" Bautista. rescued. They may have exterminated a species or two. Henderson is a dependency of Pitcairn; is bounded on all except n. side by cliffs of dead coral rock about 50 ft. high; landing only possible on n. and w. sides; reef on n. w. point. Rats and mice are numerous. 24° 24' 45'' S., 128° 18' 30'' W. Oeno (small; very low, hence "highly dangerous"; coral reef surrounds a lagoon, near centre of which is a small islet covered with shrubs; near n. end are 2 sandy islets a few ft. high; said to be a channel for "boats" at n. e. part of reef, but land- ing said to be dangerous, even when possible; uninhab. 65 mi. n. w. by n. from Pitcairn, and a dependency of it. 23° 55' 30'' S., 130° 44' 20'' W. Cocoanut trees have been planted here. Pitcairn (2.2 x 1 mi.; 1000 ft. high; well wooded to summit on n. side, but more barren than formerly, "owing to the gradual dis- appearance of the trees"; bordered with steep cliffs and naked rugged rocks; landing limited to one or two places, elsewhere shores are perpendicular. Inhab. by descendents of the mutineers of the "Bounty"; goats, pigs (and formerly sheep) and poultry are kept. 25° 04' 00'' S., 130° 05' 55'' W. San Juan Bautista may = Henderson; reported by Quiros in 24° s., 139° W., which would place it nearly 2° s. by w. of Ahunui. "Existence doubtful."