General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-118- Mangea [= Mangaia] Mangeea [= Mangaia] Manuae (wooded islet on reef with Auotu; few inhab. Manuai Manuai [= Manuae] Mattiaro [= Mitiéro] Mauiki (6 mi. circ.; "70" or "40" ft. high; said to have extensive (caverns; well wooded; fertile; fringing reef, with no opening, (and no lagoon; inhab. (missionaries were here before 1825). (Landing place on w. side. Mauki Mauti Parry Mauki [= Mauiki] Mauti (of Byron) [= Mauiki] Metiero [= Mitiéro] Mitiaro = Mitiéro Mitiéro (10 mi. circ.; 50 ft. high; "very barren", but clump of trees in (centre of id.; inhab.; deep lagoon, but no opening in reef; (landing place on w. side. Mattiaro Metiero Mitiaro Motikitiu (small wooded islet of Aitutaki; uninhab. New (doubtful island assigned to 24° 20' S., 159° 30' W., or 24° 0' S., (159° 10' W. Oruruti (possibly = Ruruti) Otakootaia [= Takutea] Palmerston (consists of 8 sandy islets on reef 4.5 x 2.5 mi., enclosing (lagoon (with passage); southern four islets covered with (shrubs and palms; the northern ones are without vegetation; (inhab. since about 1862. 18° 04' S., 163° 10' W. Avarau Parry (of Byron) [= Mauiki] Rarotonga (6 x 3.5 mi.; volcanic origin; mts. rise in pinnacles and peaks, (covered with vegetation, and reach 2100 (or 2930) ft.; some of (the peaks are razor-backed, but one (at least) is flat-topped; (id. is fertile; inhab.; coffee is grown. Arorangi ) islets or rocks close to Rarotonga. Titikaveka) Armstrong Rarotongo Roxburgh Roxburgh [= Rarotonga] Ruruti (problematical uninhab. id. reported in 20° 20' S., 160° W., (or 20° 19' S., 160° 2' W. supposed to be about 50-60 mi. n. by (e. of Rarotonga, but may be the same as the latter. Oruruti? Takutea (3 mi. circ.; 6 ft. high; white coral sand beach; fringing reef; (well wooded, with cocoanuts and other trees; said to have no (fresh water; no anchorage, but landing is possible on n. or