PALOS, a reef of rocks in the Straits of Macassar, near the west coast of Celebes. Long. 119. 15. E. Lat. 0. 24. S. There is a town of the same name on the western coast of the island of Celebes, in a bay to which it gives name. Long. 119. 39. E. Lat. 0. 56. S.