General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-77- Langdon Nexsen Height [= Hemeni] Hemeni (conical id. on s. w. point of Huahuna, 318 ft. high and 1 1/2 (mi. in circ.; "much frequented by sea birds." (No clue to (this in Brigham.) Height Hergest [= Motuiti] Hiaou [= Biao] Hiau [= Eiao] 8. Hivaoa {22 x 6 mi.; "1280" or "2820" or "3520" or "4135" or "4460" La Dominica. Dominica. Ohiva-Hoa. ft. high; largest, highest and most populous and most fertile of group; wooded; inhab. Some Euro- peans have settled here (since 1880) and coffee and cotton are raised. West of the e. point is a barren cliff, and white sandy beach for 5 mi. A grassy slope occurs at Taahuku Bay. Borne and Hanake are islets. Hood [= Fatuhuku] Houahouna [= Huahuna] 5. Huahun (7.5 x 5 mi.; "2430" or "2805" ft. high in its e. part; (wooded and fertile, especially on w. side; inhab. Haane is an islet on s. side Hemeni is an islet on s. w. end Teauaua is an islet on s. w. end Motu papa is small islet on s. w. end Houahouna. Massachusetts Guahouka Guahuka Riou Roahouga Uahuga Ua Huka Ua-Una Washington. 6. Huapu (9 x 7 mi.; 4042 ft. high; rocky and bold, with various Adams. columns, spires & pinnacles; red cliff with a cavern Marchand. on n. side of id.; luxuriant vegetation in valleys Napu. on w. side, & hills in rear are lightly timbered with Cuapou. Casuarina & other trees; inhab. Roapoa. Islets are: Church (s. side) Flat (s. side) Roapoua. Gunner's Quoin (s. side) Obelisk; these are of vol- Roapua. canic rock. Trevennen. Motaukuii is a flat islet off n. point. Uapoa. Off n. e. point are two barren islets. Uapora. Reddish islet is in a bay on n. side. Uapu. Washington.