a small island in the south sea discovered by captain Cook in 1770, in S. Lat. 33° 32'. W. Long. 186° 30'. It is of a circular figure, and about 24 leagues in compass: it is sufficiently high to be seen at the distance of 12 or 15 leagues; and the land has a broken irregular surface, with the appearance of barrenness rather than fertility. It is, however, inhabited, as some straggling savages were observed upon it.