Captain Barber in HMS Arthur visited the islands in 1794, but they were not charted until 1840, when they were surveyed and charted by a United States expedition commanded by Charles Wilkes.
O capitán Barber no HMS Arthur visitou as illas en 1794, pero non se cartografaron ata 1840, cando foron rexistradas e cartografadas por unha expedición dos Estados Unidos comandada por Charles Wilkes.