General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-140- Auroro [= Maiwo]. Australia del Espiritu Santo [= old name for Espiritu Santo]. Ayles: islet close to Tomman. Bogacio: islet 110 ft. high, near Aoré. Bougainville [= Arag]. Buninga: s. w. - most of Shepherd group; 3/4 mi. x 1200 yards; flat summit is 723 ft. high; thickly covered with vegetation; inhab. (Christians). Buru Mamasa [= Turtle]. Burwan: inhabited islet off Espiritu Santo. Carlo: small islet off s. coast Espiritu Santo; 60 ft. high and covered with bushes. Cave: about 180 ft. high; on w. side of Malekula; sides are precipitous and bare in places, but id. is generally covered with trees; a cave on the id. is 25 ft. high. Chinambrym [= Ambrym]. Cook: islet off n. e. coast of Faté. Dauphin [= Dolphin]. Deception [= Moso.] Dolphin: islet at Port Olry, on w. side of Espiritu Santo; has 2 fresh water lakes on s. w. side; is 680 ft. (high? or long?). Efat [= Faté]. Efáte[= Faté]. Elephant: islet on w. side of Espiritu Santo, near Port Olry; is 660 ft. (high? or long?).