-75- (13) Marquesas group. "Iles de la Révolution" (Marchand, 1791) was given to the n. w. group of the Marquesas. "Roberts Isles" is a name given by the 'Daedalus'. Nos. 1-6 are in the "Washington Group." Nos. 7-11 are in the "Mendana Group." High and of volcanic origin (but no craters known to exist); mtns. usually central, with ridges and valleys extending to coast; often broken and irregular in form. Belong to France; seat of Gov't. is at Nukuhiva. Monthly schooners from San Francisco to Tahiti, stop at Nukuhiva, and a schooner plies betw. Tahiti and the Marquesas every 6 weeks or so. Pigs, goats and fowls occur wild on all the inhab. ids. Adams [- Huapu] Adams [- Nukuhiva] Ariadne rock (13 ft. high? Baux [- Nukuhiva] Blake [- Motuiti] Borne (islet off Hanaiapa Bay, on Hivaoa; 50 ft. high. Chanal [- Hatutu] Christina [- Tahuata] Church (volcanic islet on s. side of Huapu. Coral Ids. (2 coral islets, 6-9 ft. high, occur about 9 mi. e. of the e. end of Hatutu. Cristina [- Cristina] Dominica [- Hivaoa] East Sentinel = Mataou 2. Biao ( 6 x 3 mi.; 2000 ft. high; shores rocky; well wooded in spots, (and there are "pines" on some of the higher places; and a (grove of cocoamuts; no regular inhab.; said to have "good (pasturage" for cattle, so there are grassy stretches on the (id. Inhabited by "tropical oceanic birds. These were in (great numbers about it, and it seemed to be a place of their (general resort." Freemantle. Hiaou Hiau Knox Masse New York Roberts. Fatou-Hiva [- Fatuhiva] Fatou-houkou [- Fatuhuku] 11. Fatuhiva (s.-most of the group; 8 x 4 mi.; a much peaked mtn. is (3675 ft. high; e. side extremely rugged, ridges running (from centre of id. down to precipices at coast; on n.