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there 3 months earlier, refers to it as "a worked-out,
deserted guano islet."
British.
Staver (or Stavers) [= Vostok]
Tepuka (s. e. islet of Tongareva; inhab.
Tetautua (islet at e. end of Tongareva; inhab.
Thornton[= Caroline]
Tongareva (atoll, 12 x 7 mi.; 50 ft. high (to tree tops); lagoon is 9
?Bennet
mi. diam., and contains 15 islets; wooded (especially
Mangorongoro. cocoamuts); few inhab. About 5 times yearly a schooner
Penhryn
or mission steamer visits here from Rarotonga.
Penrhyn
British, and a dependency of N. Z.
Tongarewa
9° 06' 25'' S., 158° 02' 10'' W.
Islets: Matunga, Tetautua, Tepuka.
Tongarewa [= Tongareva]
Victoria (existence doubtful; location about 7° 30' S., 160° 30' W.
Dudos a.
(Brigham), or 6° 45' S., 160° 42' W. (Hydr. Pilot)
Volunteer [= Starbuck]
Vostock [= Vostok]
Vostok (0.3 mi. diam.; low; sandy, thickly covered with low trees (about
?Anne
80 ft. to tops of trees); surrounded by narrow fringing
Staver -
reef; landing is on w. side; leased to Levers Co. in
(Stavers)
1902, for 99 years.
Vostock
Belongs to Great Britain.
Wostock
Wostok
Wostock[= Vostok]
Wostok [= Vostok]
Alleged islands, said to belong to the U. S.
Anne (alleged 9° 49' S., 151° 15' W.). Should be near Caroline. (by
some thought to be = Vostok)
Barren or Starve (alleged 5° 40' S., 155° 55' W.) Should be near Starbuck.
Bauman (alleged 11° 48' S., 154° 10' W.) Should be near Flint. (The
Bauman Ids. have been identified also with the Samoan group)
Frances (alleged 9° 58' S., 161° 40' W.) Should be near Rakaanga.
Frienhaven (alleged 10° 00' S., 156° 59' W.) Should be near Vostok.
Ganges (alleged 10° 59' S., 160° 55' W.) Should be near Rakaanga.
Groeningen (may be a synonym of Groninque)
Groninque (alleged 10° 00' S., 156° 44' W.) Should be near Vostok.
Lideron (alleged 11° 05' S., 161° 50' W.) Should be near Rakaanga.
Pescado (alleged 10° 38' S., 159° 20' W.) " " betw. Tongareva &
Rakaanga.
Roggewein (alleged 11° 00' S., 156° 07' W.) " " near Vostok.
Starve [= Barren]
An island (possibly one of the above) about 30 ft. high, has been