General notes on South Pacific island groups
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-38- Ovalau: 8x6 mi.; volcanic; 2089 ft. high; rugged (very broken, Balaou? Bulloo. Levuka. Obalaou. Obalauo. Onalau. Ovolau. with little level land); e. side is rocky and barren; Levuka is chief port; surround- ed by coral reef; inhabited; on e. side of Viti Levu; Layard worked mostly on e. side, near town of Levuka. Ovalau-lei-lei: seems to be Vatu i-thake or "Passage" id. Ovalu: Vatu i thake. Ovawa: Ovawo. Ovawo: 1[illegible] mi. circ.; 40 ft. high; near Yasawa, in Yasawa Group. Ovawa. Ovolau: Ovalau. Owens: Kioa. Palmer: high id. in Hudson Group. Pao: islet at e. end of Viti Levu, mapped by d'Urville. Paoo: Vanua Levu. Paoo: name of a small id. at e. end of Viti Levu; possible Mbau. Paou. Pau. Paw. Paou: Paoo. Pasco cay: 10 ft. high; at n.w. end of Viti Levu. Passage: Na Vatu. Passage: Vatu i thake. Pau: Paoo.