Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, Svazek 5G. P. Putnam, 1856 |
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Charles Wilkes. portions of it , there is a coral bank , from one to one and a half miles beyond the reef , on which there is ten fathoms water . At the distance . of four miles from the northwest end of the island , they found soundings ...
Charles Wilkes. portions of it , there is a coral bank , from one to one and a half miles beyond the reef , on which there is ten fathoms water . At the distance . of four miles from the northwest end of the island , they found soundings ...
Strana 64
... bank , in some places awash , with a sand - spit in its lagoon . The western sides of the island are therefore very ... banks , there is anchorage in from ten to fifteen fathoms of water . On the morning of the 15th , they made the ...
... bank , in some places awash , with a sand - spit in its lagoon . The western sides of the island are therefore very ... banks , there is anchorage in from ten to fifteen fathoms of water . On the morning of the 15th , they made the ...
Strana 68
... banks , which are connected by the same reef . This island has its lagoon , but it has the appearance of an extensive bay , in consequence of the reef on the west side being a sunken one , on which is found five fathoms of water . This ...
... banks , which are connected by the same reef . This island has its lagoon , but it has the appearance of an extensive bay , in consequence of the reef on the west side being a sunken one , on which is found five fathoms of water . This ...
Strana 70
... bank , where the ship was aground for a few minutes only . Their surprise was great when they found that it was Tarawa or Knox's Island , on which they were ashore , on its northwest side , and that they had drifted fully twelve miles ...
... bank , where the ship was aground for a few minutes only . Their surprise was great when they found that it was Tarawa or Knox's Island , on which they were ashore , on its northwest side , and that they had drifted fully twelve miles ...
Strana 80
... banks under their lee , or western side , and in some of them the leeward reef appears to be in part wanting : this would form a distinctive character , and Kirby bears testimony to the fact that these islands are fast wearing away by ...
... banks under their lee , or western side , and in some of them the leeward reef appears to be in part wanting : this would form a distinctive character , and Kirby bears testimony to the fact that these islands are fast wearing away by ...
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