. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Al. Germany. P. TJ. Portugal. United States. C. Chili flowed in, and the British Government even placed the fertile island of Norfolk at the disposal of the overcrowded community. Most of the islanders accepted this offer, but some have since returned to Pitcairn. Easter Island, or Rapa Niii, that is " Great Rapa," famous for its monolithic monuments and hieroglyphic tablets, lies 1,300 miles east of Pitcairn. After its occupation by some Tahitian immigrants, it was regarded as virtually a French possession ; but it has now been assigned to Chili,
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . Al. Germany. P. TJ. Portugal. United States. C. Chili flowed in, and the British Government even placed the fertile island of Norfolk at the disposal of the overcrowded community. Most of the islanders accepted this offer, but some have since returned to Pitcairn. Easter Island, or Rapa Niii, that is " Great Rapa," famous for its monolithic monuments and hieroglyphic tablets, lies 1,300 miles east of Pitcairn. After its occupation by some Tahitian immigrants, it was regarded as virtually a French possession ; but it has now been assigned to Chili, whose fleet dominates in these waters. The o<udno islets lying near and north of the equator are considered as British territory, although their only residents have hitherto been Americans engaged in workino- the guano deposits. The group nearest to Hawaii has even been named America Islands. Christmas, a southern member of this group, is one of the largest islands in Polynesia proper. A table of the chief Polynesian groups is given in the Appendix.
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