MENTAWI  , a See also:

• CHAIN (through the O. Fr. citable, chcene, &c., from Lat. catena)

chain of islands in the Dutch See also:

• EAST
• EAST, ALFRED (1849- )

East Indies, off the See also:

• WEST
• WEST, BENJAMIN (1738-1820)
• WEST, NICHOLAS (1461-1533)

west See also:

• COAST (from Lat. costa, a rib, side)

coast of See also:

• SUMATRA

Sumatra, between I° and 30 30' S . There are twenty-one islands in all, of which the See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority See also:

• LIE, JONAS LAURITZ EDEMIL (1833—1908)
• LIE, MARIUS SOPHUS (1842–1899)

lie See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close to or between the four largest—Siberut, Sikaban or Sipora, See also:

• NORTH
• NORTH, BARONS
• NORTH, MARIANNE (1830—1890)
• NORTH, ROGER (1653-1734)
• NORTH, SIR THOMAS (1535?-16o1?)

North Pageh and See also:

• SOUTH
• SOUTH, ROBERT (1634–1716)

South Pageh . The two last (also called Pagi or Poggy) are sometimes termed the See also:

• NASSAU

Nassau Islands . The See also:

• TOTAL

total See also:

• LAND

land See also:

• AREA

area is 1224 sq. m . The islands are included in the See also:

• ADMINISTRATION (Lat. administrare, to serve)

administration of Padang, Sumatra . They are apparently volcanic . See also:

• CORAL

Coral reefs lie off the coasts and render them difficult of See also:

• ACCESS (Lat. accessus)

access . The natives in See also:

• LANGUAGE (adapted from the Fr. langage, from langue, tongue, Lat. lingua)

language and customs See also:

• PRESENT

present See also:

• AFFINITIES

affinities with some Polynesians, and have been held to be a survival of the eastward See also:

• IMMIGRATION (from Lat. in, into, and tnigrare, to depart)

immigration of See also:

• PEOPLE

people of Caucasian stock which took See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place before those which established the " pre-See also:

• MALAY

Malay "peoples (such as the See also:

• DYAKS, or DAYAKS

Dyaks and See also:

• BATTAS (Dutch Battaks)

Battas) in the Malay See also:

• ARCHIPELAGO

Archipelago . The islands produce some coco-nuts, See also:

• SAGO

sago, trepang and See also:

• TIMBER

timber .