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The Marquesas

This place is a group of islands in the South Pacific inhabited by Polynesian natives.

Nukuheva Bay

This place is a bay on a nearly round island of about twenty miles diameter that has mountains in the interior and several other bays around the island.

The French Squadron, the French Navy

This group has taken control of a Polynesian bay and is slowly in the process of occupying the rest of the island.

The USS Dolly

This is a whaling ship from New England.

The Typees

This group is dreaded by many because of stories of their warlike behavior and their cannibalism.

The Happars

This group is said to be friendly, but is at war with the natives with whom they share an island.

The Glen or Bay of Tior

This place is a small bay the narrator later visits in his travels.

Breadfruit Trees

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