, ▁Aw ko av uss a , ▁H idd ud ify , ▁Ko av uss a , ▁Low l uk ha , ▁L own un no ia , ▁Mar a , ▁M iro ov illy , ▁Mitt ud din na , ▁N aty , ▁N aw iss y , ▁No or ub b iss y , ▁O so v it iss y , ▁O wn av uss a , ▁O ws ud d ows a , ▁Sh anel uk ha , ▁Tow ten g - A w ko , ▁and ▁V ins y . ▁The ▁islands ▁occupied ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁arch ip el ago ' s ▁highest ▁peak , ▁, ▁was ▁on ▁its ▁main ▁island , ▁H idd ud ify ▁( Hy - d ud - d ye - fe e ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁description ▁of ▁Hy - yi - yi ▁published ▁in ▁Europe ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁Ein ar ▁Pet ter sson - Sk ä mt kv ist , ▁a ▁Swedish ▁expl orer ▁who ▁arrived ▁in ▁H idd ud ify ▁by ▁chance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁after ▁esc aping ▁from ▁a ▁Japanese ▁prisoner ▁of ▁war ▁camp . ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁distinct ive ▁fa una , ▁domin ated ▁by ▁Rh in og rad ent ia , ▁the ▁only ▁m amm als ▁other ▁than ▁humans . ▁In ▁the ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁scient ists ▁took ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁r hin og r ades ▁and ▁began ▁formal ▁research ▁into ▁their ▁phys i ology ,