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Page 113
... midday , we passed three icebergs ; we were then in Lat . 66 ° 53 ′ 42 ′′ S. , Long . 3 ° 03 ′ 54 ′′ W. At 4.0 p.m. we saw three blue petrels . 16th . The thick weather , with snow and ice and high north - west wind , continued through ...
... midday , we passed three icebergs ; we were then in Lat . 66 ° 53 ′ 42 ′′ S. , Long . 3 ° 03 ′ 54 ′′ W. At 4.0 p.m. we saw three blue petrels . 16th . The thick weather , with snow and ice and high north - west wind , continued through ...
Page 120
... midday we were in Lat . 67 ° 15 ′ 40 ′′ S. , Long . 2 ° 59 ′ 22 ′′ E. The stream in the last 24 hours had carried us N. 12 ° W. 23 miles . At 5.0 p.m. on sounding we found 268 sazhen ( 313 fathoms ) and no bottom . A light east wind and ...
... midday we were in Lat . 67 ° 15 ′ 40 ′′ S. , Long . 2 ° 59 ′ 22 ′′ E. The stream in the last 24 hours had carried us N. 12 ° W. 23 miles . At 5.0 p.m. on sounding we found 268 sazhen ( 313 fathoms ) and no bottom . A light east wind and ...
Page 125
... midday we were in Lat . 66 ° 00 ′ 56 ′′ S. , Long . 17 ° 35 ′ E .; the magnetic variation was 22 ° 59 ′ W. At 10.0 p.m. we crossed the Antarctic Circle for the third time and shortened sail so as to give the Mirnyi an opportunity of ...
... midday we were in Lat . 66 ° 00 ′ 56 ′′ S. , Long . 17 ° 35 ′ E .; the magnetic variation was 22 ° 59 ′ W. At 10.0 p.m. we crossed the Antarctic Circle for the third time and shortened sail so as to give the Mirnyi an opportunity of ...
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Lyeskov Visokoi and Zavodovski Islands | 3 |
Wandering and Sooty Albatrosses | 9 |
Banksia Blue Tit Honeyeater and Waratah | 17 |
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a.m. the wind albatrosses altered course anchor Antarctic appeared ashore Bellingshausen birds black petrels blew blue petrels boat Candlemas Islands canoes Cape Captain Cook chart chronometers clouds cocoa-nut colour continued coral covered crew dark daybreak deck east eastward farther fathoms feet fresh freshened frost Governor heavy horizon icebergs icefield island knots land latitude Lazarev light wind Long longitude look-out lunar distances Macquarie Macquarie Island midday midnight miles Mirnyi mist morning mountain natives navigation night noon north-east north-west o'clock observed officers Ono Island Otahiti Palliser Island passed penguins Peter I Island Port Jackson proceeded rain reef round Russian sazhen ship shore shortened sail side sight snow fell South Georgia south-east south-west southern staysail swell tack temperature thermometer thick weather top-gallant topsails turned Van Diemen's Land variation vessels Vostok voyage whales wind shifted Zavodovski