General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-41- 39. Akahaina (atoll 4 mi. long; low; closed lagoon; well wooded with palms; inhab. Enterprise. Fakahina. Fakaina. Predpriatie. Akamaru (islet of Mangareva, with a "peak" on it. Wainwright. 59. Akiaki (0.7 mi. diam.; coral; higher than any other id. of the Tuamotu group (vide Hydr. Pilot, tho Agassiz men- tions only 15 ft.); no lagoon; well wooded; with Lancier. Pandamus and hard wood trees; with areas of grass Les Lanciers & bushes; inhab.; landing difficult. Queen Charlotte Thrum Cap. 37. Amaru (18 x 8 mi.; lagoon, with entrance at n. w. and s. w. Möller. sides; wooded, except at n. w. and s. e. sides; pandamus and cocoamuts at s. w. end, and cocoanut groves at n. e. end; inhab. Amou (islet on outer reef of Mangareva. Amphitrite group [= Actæon] 23. Anaa (19 x 6 mi.; closed lagoon (one poor passage for boats) Anhar. id., made up of several closely set islets; Chain. wooded all round, with many cocoamuts; inhab. Great damage done by hurricane of Feb. 7, 1878. 38. Angatau (low; closed lagoon; wooded throughout, with many large Aatao. trees and a few cocoamuts; inhab.; missionaries are Ahangatiu. working here, but natives said to be almost savages. Ahangatou. Angatou. Arackcheeff. Arackcheff. Araktcheef. Araktchev. Maroupo. Nanatao. Angatou[= Angatau.] Anhar[= Anaa.] Anonymous[= Tatakotopoto, a problematical id.] Amamuaruga[= Amiamurunga] 51. Amamuraro (small atoll about 2.5 mi. long; of oblong shape, Archangel. with small boat entrance into lagoon on n. w. Heretua. side; reef on n. w. and s. w. sides; a sub- San Miguel. merged reef on s. and w. sides; stunted trees and bushes in clumps on e. side only; some glass patches; uninhab.; in Duke of Gloucester group.