General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-46- Thombia: 2 mi. circ.; 590 ft. high; is crater of extinct volcano, Budd. in which is a lake (shores fringed with man- groves) 24 fathoms deep; sides of crater steep and densely wooded; highest of Ringgold Group. Thompson: an islet just n. of Vatu Leile. 18°30'45''S., 177°36'45''E. (Approximate location.) Three Brothers: Sovu. Three Sands: Nukutolu. Thukini: islet l&x& mi.; covered with mangroves; on n. coast of Gibson. Vanua Levu. Thumbu: islet 100 ft. high; at mouth of Rakiraki River, on n. coast of Viti Levu. Ticombia: Thikombia i lau. Ticumbia: Thikombia i lau. Tilingitha: 1000x600 yds.; 85 ft. high; cocoanuts and mangroves; inhabited in Timbithi harbor, n. coast of Vanua Levu. Timboor: high; in Yasawa Group. Tiri Group: low mangrove ids. off n. coast of Vanua Levu. Islets Nandongo. are: Day, Green, Mills, Nuku ira, Piner, Na Ndongu. Pully, Richmond, Tuna, Vatuka, and Williams. Tivoa: sand cay, 18 ft. above water; at n.w. end of Viti Levu.