General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-187- Queen Charlotte's: about half way betw. Vanikoro and Sta. Cruz. Mentioned by Erskine, and probably in this list under another name. Recherche (Ile de la) [= French name for Vanikoro]. Reef [= Matemá group.] Sand: sandy islet near Pileni, in Matemá group; about 10 ft. high. Sanja Cruz: 15 mi. long, with fringing reef; mtns. at n. Deni. e. end and about 1800 ft. high, heavily Egmont. wooded to summit; thickly inhab.; natives Ndendi. use poisoned arrows. (Coote says "Nitendi" Ndeni. is a bold, high id., with no outlying reef; Nitendi. inhabited and forested; possibly his Nitendi is another id.) Swallow [= Matemá group]. Tamami [= Tinakula]. Tamani [= Tinakula]. Taomaco [= Torres' name for Taumaco]. Tapoua = Tapua . Tapua: 6 mi.; has 2 lofty wooded hills; wooded; inhab. Edgecombe. (friendly). Is about 20 or more mi. n. and Edgecumbe. w. of Vanikoro; uncertain entrance thro New Alderney. reef (which fully encircles id.) for a Ourry. 100-ton boat. Tapoua. Tupua. Utupua.