-127- (20) Rapa Island and vicinity. Rapa belongs to France. Vessel from Tahiti visits it every few months. (Findlay). Bass Ids. (4 small islets, 43-46 mi. e. by s. from Rapa, "all these Maretiri. rocky islets are abrupt and without vegetation or any low ground." The s. e. islet is 346 ft. high; the others are 280, 195 and 135 ft. Greatest diameter of group is about 2 mi. Lappa [ = Rapa] Maretiri [ = Bass Ids.] Mitchell group (said to occur in 31° 20' S., 129° 30' W., but not authenticatd. Neilson Rock (about 90 mi. w. by n. of Rapa, is said to be a reef, under water. (Hydr. Pilot) Oparo [ = Rapa] Rapa (15-20 mi. circ.; coast bold; 2100 ft. high; coast mostly inacces- Lappa. sible, with deep caverns worn in the cliffs by the sea; Oparo. mtns. on e. side of id. are either bare, or covered with Rapa-iti. stunted trees; on w. side they are covered with rich vege- Rapa-titi. tation, including tree ferns; by 1869 there were many wild goats and rats. Inhab.; stone remains occur, resembling some of those on Easter Id. Rapa was a coaling station in the early 70's, when there was a line of steamers running from N. Z. to Panama. It has a harbor. 27° 36' S., 144° 17' W. Rapaiti (islet of Rapa; high; rocky. Rapa-iti is also applied to Rapa Rapa-titi [ = Rapa] Tapui (conical islet of some height, in Ahurei Bay, Rapa. Tarakoi (islet of Rapa Tauna (islet of Rapa on n. side of entrance to Ahurei harbor; small; (sandy; no vegetation. Tauturau (islet of Rapa.