General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-11- 5. Tapamamu (6 mi. long; hill with double peak in centre (780 ft.) (wooded to summits; lower ground with many coconuts; (inhab.; once used as a penal settlement; barrier (reef about 1 mi. from shore. Maisiti Maio Maiaoiti Maioiti Mauti Saunders Sir Charles Saunders Tabuaimanu Tapamanoa Tapoca-manoo Topoamanan Tubuaimanu Tapoca-manoo [ = Tapamamu] Tautu (islet on n. w. of outer reef of Tahaa. Teanno [= Tiano] Té Apaa (wooded? islet of Marua, on s. e. side) Te Iti Ahé (islet on s. e. side of Marua.) Tetaro (islet on n. e. of reef of Raiatea. Tetaroa [ = Tetuaroa] Tethuroa [ = Tetuaroa] Tetiara [ = Tetuaroa] Tetiroah [= Tetuaroa] 3. Tetuaroa (reef surrounding a lagoon without entrance, with (12 islets; atoll like those of Tuamotu group; small, (low; uninhab. except at times by fishermen and im- (ported labor; wooded (coconut trees, etc.) about (6 mi. long by 3 mi. wide. ?Fugitiva Oumaitai Tetaroa Tethuroa Tetiara Tetiroah {Toooteterooah? {Tubuititiruba? {Tubutitiruha?} These spellings all refer to one island, situated one day's sailing distance from Tahiti--probably Tetuaroa. Teveiroa [= Teviaroa] Teviaroa (low islet of Bolabola, with scanty vegetation. Tiano (islet on w. coast of Raiatea. Teanno Tiére (islet of Tahiti. Tipaemau [ = Tipamau] Tipamau (islet at Fairoa Bay, Raiatea. Toahotu (islet off Tahaa.