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KI

Volume 13 · 89 words · 1860 Edition

or Key Islands, a group in the Indian Archipelago, between Lat. 5. 6. Long. 132. 133. The principal islands are Great Ki, Little Ki, and Ki Watela. The first is about 50 miles long, and rises into mountains covered with forests. On the W. of Little Ki, which is level, is the large harbour of Doola, where shipbuilding and some trade with the Banda and Celebes Islands are carried on. The principal exports are provisions and cattle. The inhabitants are mostly Mohammedans, and are said to be somewhat civilized.