The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.Cook, James
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The Three Voyages of Captain Cook Round the World. Vol. IV. Being the Second of the Second Voyage.
Cook, James
Cook, James, 1728-1779 -- Travel; Explorers -- Great Britain -- Biography; Voyages around the world -- History -- 18th century
In the same direction lie Erromango, Tanna, and Annattom. The first is
18 leagues from Sandwich Island, and is twenty-four or twenty-five
leagues in circuit. The middle of it lies in the latitude of 18° 54ʹ,
longitude 169° 19ʹ E., and it is of a good height, as may be gathered
from the distance we were off when we first saw it.
Tanna lies six leagues from the south side of Erromango, extending S. E.
by S. and N. W. by N. about eight leagues long in that direction, and
every where about three or four leagues broad.
The Isle of Immer lies in the direction of N. by E. 1/2 E., four leagues
from Port Resolution in Tanna; and the island of Erronan or Footoona
east, in the same direction, distant eleven leagues. This, which is the
most eastern island of all the Hebrides, did not appear to be above five
leagues in circuit, but of a considerable height, and flat at top. On
the N. E. side is a little peak, seemingly disjoined from the isle, but
we thought it was connected by low land.
Annattom, which is the southernmost island, is situated in the latitude
of 20° 3ʹ, longitude 170° 4ʹ, and S. 30° East, eleven or twelve leagues
from Port Resolution. It is of a good height, with an hilly surface; and
more I must not say of it.
Here follows the lunar observations by Mr. Wales, for ascertaining the
longitude of these islands, reduced by the watch to Port Sandwich in
Mallicollo, and Port Resolution in Tanna.
{Mean of 10 sets of observ. before 167° 56ʹ 33ʺ 3/4 } E. Long.
{ 2 Ditto, at 168 2 37 1/2 }
PORT { 20 Ditto, after 167 52 57 }
SANDWICH, { ------------------
{Mean of those means, 167 57 22-3/4
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{Mean of 20 sets of observ. before 169 37 35 } E. Long.
PORT { 5 Ditto, at 169 48 48 }
RESOLUTION, { 20 Ditto, after 169 47 22-1/2 }
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{Mean of those means, 169 44 35
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