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Tuamaco (of Quiros) [= Disappointment] .
Tucopia: 7 mi. circ.; "3000" or "1235" ft. high; thickly
Barwell.
Chucupia.
Tecopla.
Temelflua.
Tilopla.
Tukopia.
wooded, with many coconuts; inside of
crater covered with "beautiful vegetation";
near center of id. is a deep lake; inhab.
(friendly).
Tukopia [= Tucopia] .
Tupua [= Tapua] .
U tupua [= Tapua] .
Vanikolo [= Vanikoro] .
Vanikoro: 13 x 7 mi.; Mt. Kapogo 3031 ft. high; mtns.
Aldersey.
Manicolo.
Mannicolo.
Ile de la
Recherche.
Pitt's.
Vanikolo.
mostly descend "direct to the sea",
with "little level ground in the in-
terior"; densely wooded; mangroves to
water's edge in most places; climate
hot, damp and unhealthful; coast
only inhab. (who were said to be
friendly about 1880, but caution
needed in dealing with them); reef is
about 30-36 mi. in circ.; dangerous
reefs jutting out in all directions.
Poisonous snakes said to occur.
Vanikoro Ids.; consis of Vanikoro, Tevai, and several islets.
La Perouse.
Volcano [= Tinakula] .
Wilson group [= Duff group].