General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-49- Vanderford: sand bank with some trees on it; in Underwood Group. Vandrala: 98 ft. high; cultivated by natives of Ngaloa; in Ngaloa Vendralala. Bay, n. side of Vanua Levu. Viedrala. Viendrara. Vangata: Agate. Vanoua Lebou: Vanua Levu. Van Shirnding: Thikombia i lau. Vamua Balavu: Vamua mbalavu. Vamua Balevu: Vamua mbalavu. Vanua kula: small islet n.e. of Kandavu; 250 ft. high; covered Reynold. with vegetation; uninhabited. Vanua Levu: 100x25 mi.; 3200 ft. high; wooded and mountainous; ?Fanua Levu. inhabited many openings in barrier reef; has Kautaou. detached islets on various sides. Though the Pao. mongoose was introduced 20 or more years ago, Sandalwood. we hope it has not yet reached the highest Tacanova. peaks. the Blue Mountain Petrel (Pterodroma Tackanova. caribaea) of Jamaica was wiped out be the mon- Takaou-Nove. goose in not more than this time, but we hope Thakaundrove. that a few still remain for record. Vanoua Lebou. Vamua lebou. Vuya. Vanua Levu: uninhabited islet of Mamanutha i ira Group. Vamua masi: coral islet, 800x200 yds.; 80 ft. high; covered with scrub; within (and near n. end of) Argo Reef. Is the "resort of sea birds."