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Updated: May 13, 2025
It is about seven hundred miles west of Tahiti. We passed not far from the low island known as Hervey Island, which gives its name to the whole group. We now sail round this island of Atiu, in hopes of finding a landing-place, but none appears a coral reef surrounds the whole.
This statement has been corroborated by Mr. Williams, who calls the reef attached; coloured red. AITU, or Wateeo; a moderately elevated hilly island, like the others of this group. The reef is described in Cook's "Voyage," as attached to the shore, and about one hundred yards wide; coloured red. As it is so near Atiu, it has been unavoidably coloured red. RAROTONGA; Mr.
"It seemed such a nice mystery to unravel," she murmured, "but if Toni persists in saying that he knows nothing of the white waterfall the investigation falls to the ground." The Fijian was backing away with renewed protestations when a head came round the corner of the galley, and a voice that was deeper than the caves of Atiu fired a question at us. "What about the white waterfall?" "Oh, Mr.
Captain Fuller, therefore, resolves to steer south for the Hervey Islands, according to orders, although, from the accounts I find in Captain Cook's voyages, I doubt much whether our supercargo will be satisfied with the traffic we may chance to open up with the natives. The first island we made is that of Atiu, the same which Captain Cook calls Wateeoo.
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