General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-181- Vanua Lava: 15 x 10 mi.; largest of Banks Group; a vol- Vanua Lavu. canic range over 3000 ft. high runs Venua Lava. hrough id.; active volcano on ridge; some low swampy land on e. side, betw. coast and hills; coast rocky; thickly wooded everywhere; thickly inhab.; mis- sion station here. Port Patteson is a harbor on e. coast. Kakea, Niwula, and Ravenga are islets. Vanua Lavu [= Vanua Lava]. Vatganai: islet consisting of 2 rocks, 250 ft. high, Vatu Rhandi. top covered with trees; northermost of Banks group. Vatu Rhandi [= Vatganai] . Vava [= Torres]. Venua Lava [= Vanua Lava].