Kangaroos, 280, 281, 287, 291, 294, 318.

King George's Island. See Tahiti.

Krakatoa (Cracatoa), 349.

Lagoon Island, 55.

Language of New Zealand and Tahiti identical, 131, 225.

Le Maire Strait, 34 to 39:
Description of, 42.
Directions for, 42.

Lightning conductors, 354.

Line, Crossing the, 13.

Local attraction, 264.

Lunars, Cook's remarks on, 316.