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PONTIANA

Volume 18 · 58 words · 1842 Edition

a Dutch settlement, on a river of the same name, on the western coast of the island of Borneo. It carries on a considerable trade. The imports are piece-goods and opium; the exports diamonds, gold-dust, pepper, and birds' nests. It is situated upon a fine navigable river, nearly under the equator. Long. 109. 30. E. Lat. 3. S.