I didn't find anything about this with the search function. Thought someone here might know about this. I read this book by Herman Melville a long time ago. It was about him jumping ship in the South Seas, in an island called Nuku Hiva. Below is a quote from the book. I wondered if anyone knew anything about this stuff? I have looked on and off, but never really came across an explanation for this stuff.


"One day in returning from this spring by...

Nuku Hiva: the mystical island