The Northern Pleiades are a chain of reefs and islets forming the N side of the lagoon, extending in a W direction from Ile Ouvea. North Island lies about 0.5 mile W of Ueneti Island and is the E of the Northern Pleiades. Whale Island (Baleine Island) (20°25'S., 166°31'E.) is located 0.8 mile SW of North Island. There is no practicable passage between the islands, as the sea breaks between them.

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