Language.—Allied to, but different from, the Ualan.
POUNIPET.
Structure.—Volcanic.
Population.—About two thousand.
Physical Appearance.—Face broad and flat, nose flat, lips thick, hair crisp. Colour, between chesnut and olive. Height, average.—Lütke from Prichard.
UALAN.
The chief island of the Central Caroline group, or of the Caroline Islands in the more general sense of the term.
Structure.—Volcanic.
Physical conformation of the natives.—Stature average, hair black, beard scanty, only in some cases thick, forehead narrow, eyes oblique, nose somewhat flattened, face broad, complexion clear yellow (citron), lightest in the case of the chiefs.—Lesson.
As the succession of islands now becomes less regular, and as the interval of sea between Ualan and the Archipelagoes east of it is considerable, it is necessary to consider the lines of passage between the proper Carolines and the Ralik and Radak chains to the north-west. These are two.