an island in the South sea, discovered by the French on the 16th December 1773; lying, according to M. de Pages, in latitude 48° 21', and longitude 66° 47', the variation of the needle being 30° always towards north-west. The road and harbour are extremely good, and the latter from 16 to 8 fathoms deep at the very shore. The coast on each side is lofty, but green, with an abrupt descent, and swarms with a species of bustards. The penguins and sea-lions which swarmed on the sands, were nowise alarmed at the approach of those who landed; from whence M. de Pages concluded that the country was wholly uninhabited. The soil produces a kind of grass about five inches long, with a broad black leaf, and seemingly of a rich quality; but there was no vestige of a tree or human habitation. See Travels round the World, by M. de Pages, vol. iii. chaps. 8. and 9.