Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition: During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Vydání 3Lea and Blanchard, 1845 Trade or public edition of Wilkes's narrative of the expedition directed to the general reader. The expedition roved from the southern most tip of South America to the Oregon coast, through the south and north Pacific and Antarctic waters. In the course of the expedition many locations were visited: Brazil, Patagonia, Chile, Peru, Samoa, Fiji, Tahiti, Borneo, the Philippines, Singapore with extended stays at Hawaii, Australia and New Zealand. This and all eds later than 1845 appeared without an atlas. |
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Strana 184
... passage and harbour be- tween the reef and the island . The Cobu Rock is a good mark for the former passage , when it bears east . It lies a mile south of the south point of Nairai . The boats anchored in the harbour of Venemole , which ...
... passage and harbour be- tween the reef and the island . The Cobu Rock is a good mark for the former passage , when it bears east . It lies a mile south of the south point of Nairai . The boats anchored in the harbour of Venemole , which ...
Strana 296
... Passage , which has on its southern side the small islands of Leluvia and Than- gala , and on its northern , that of Moturiki and its reefs . This passage is clear from obstructions , and is one mile and a half in length by half a mile ...
... Passage , which has on its southern side the small islands of Leluvia and Than- gala , and on its northern , that of Moturiki and its reefs . This passage is clear from obstructions , and is one mile and a half in length by half a mile ...
Strana 383
... passage they experienced similar winds and weather to those described in speaking of the passage of the Vincennes , and saw many birds flying about in the neighbourhood of the island we visited . They found the magnetic equator in ...
... passage they experienced similar winds and weather to those described in speaking of the passage of the Vincennes , and saw many birds flying about in the neighbourhood of the island we visited . They found the magnetic equator in ...
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