"Tabuai (or Austral) Islands include 5 inhabited islands and 2 uninhabited islands forming a chain extending Southeast to Northwest over 800 miles. The nearest of these to Tahiti is Rurutu which lies about 300 miles South of Tahiti. The Tubuais are part of French Polynesia. The 2 uninhabited Tubuais are Bass Rocks and Maria.
Bass Rocks (or Isles), also known as Marotiri, consist of 4 tiny islands at 28 degrees South, 143 degrees West, 46 miles Southeast of Rapa, at the Southeasterly end of the Tubuai Islands. Bass rises to 346 feet and is visible from Rapa in the winter. There are no good landing places.
Maria, also known as Hull, lies at the opposite northwesterly end of the Tabuai Islands at 22 degrees South, 154 degrees West. It is an uninhabited atoll consisting of 4 islets. Maria is about 120 miles Northwest of Rimatara and is occasionally visited by natives from there on fishing or copra cutting expedition."
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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