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ISLE OF PINES

Volume 12 · 43 words · 1860 Edition

an islet in the South Pacific, lying S. of New Caledonia in S. Lat. 22°38', E. Long. 167°25'. It is about 42 miles in circumference, and is covered with luxuriant vegetation. In 1853 the French took possession of it along with New Caledonia.