Descriptions of Stations 



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ISLANDS, ATLANTIC OCEAN. 



Canary Islands concluded. 



Las Palmas, Grand Canary, 1915 continued. 



marker standing north of branch road; marked by 

 cross in top of small natural stone buried flush with 

 ground. True bearings: lighthouse signal-staff on 

 Isleta, 199 57'.8; center corner Hotel Metropole 

 chimney, 270 20'.5; cross on convent, 291 44'.0; 

 church spire in Las Palmas, 314 33'. 0; chimney on 

 Las Palmas power-house, 315 22'.4; south cathedral 

 spire, 324 15'.9. 



Santa Cruz, Teneriffe, 1914, 1915. About 90 meters east 

 of Hotel Quisisanna, on second terrace below hotel, 

 about 45 meters from point where foot-path joins 

 driveway, near eastern end of rectangular level area, 



13.05 meters from wall on northeast, 5.90 meters 

 west of lone palm tree, 4.60 meters northwest of 

 lower terrace wall, 20.85 meters northeast of large 

 boulder at south corner of rectangle; marked by pro- 

 jecting point of large stone buried in ground. True 

 bearings: east corner of convent, 20 29'.4; flagpole 

 on hotel, 97 49'.2; south corner of lone house on 

 cliff, 238 24'.0; Franciscan church spire, 304 40'.2; 

 west wireless tower, 344 46'.0. 



Fernando Po. 



Santa Isabel, 1915. On Point Fernandez, about halfway 

 between town and end of point, 6.45 and 6.60 meters 

 respectively south of southwest and southeast corners 

 of square stone monument erected at grave of former 

 British governor of island, and exactly in line with 

 spire on governor's house and center of wireless 

 tower. True bearings: wireless tower, 4 01'.5; peak 

 of Fernando Po, 7 34'; spire of church in town, 15 

 08'.2; monument near point light, 137 13'.5; spire 

 of church on mountain side, 343 07'.2. 



Iceland. 



Akranes, 1914. On Akranes peninsula 9.7 nautical miles 

 (18 km.) northward across bay from Reykjavik, in 

 an open grass-plot about midway between church 

 and shore to south, 16.6 meters north of stone fence, 



17.6 meters west of nearest corner of small house, and 

 13.4 meters south of a wire fence; marked by wooden 

 peg. True bearings: church steeple below ball, 159 

 56'.2; center chimney, last house across bay, 294 16'.9. 



Grotla, 1914. In small level pasture belonging to town 

 pilot, on point of land northwest of Reykjavik, about 

 3 miles (4.8 km.) west-southwest from Reykjavik 

 station A, about three-eighths mile (0.6 km.) east- 

 southeast of Grotta Lighthouse, 100 paces northwest 

 of slaughter-house and dwelling, 75 paces east of 

 galvanized-iron shed, and 22.4 meters east of concrete 

 post about 21 centimeters square and 1.05 meters 

 high, having in its top a round-headed copper bolt 

 and on its south face a crown and letters G. S. en- 

 graved; marked by oak peg. True bearings: Grotta 

 Lighthouse, 111 38'.6; Reykjavik station A, 253 

 17'.6; church spire, 298 41'.2; observatory tower, 

 298 44'.6. 



Kialarnes, 1914. On Kialarnes peninsula across bay from 

 Reykjavik, very nearly in line from Hofwik Bay to 

 Engey Island, 30 paces west of bank of Hofwik Fiord, 

 50 paces to bank in line with a group of very rugged 

 rocks out a short distance southward, and 50 paces 

 southeast of a sod farmhouse; marked by brass tack 

 in wooden peg. True bearings: observatory tower, 

 Reykjavik, 16 18'.2; house across bay eastward 

 toward Essia Mountain, 240 07'.3. 



ISLANDS, ATLANTIC OCEAN. 



Iceland concluded. 



Reykjavik, 1914. Two stations, designated A and E, were 

 occupied on an open grass-plot on Engey Island, 

 about 2 miles (3.2 km.) across harbor northward from 

 Reykjavik. A is about 100 yards (91 meters) north- 

 west of dwellings of two farmers who own the island, 

 about same distance from north end of island, 90.08 

 meters northwest of small red light beacon standing 

 near farm dwellings, and 32.51 meters northeast of 

 a point in line between small red light beacon near 

 farm dwellings and similar beacon at north end of 

 island; marked by wooden stake. True bearings: 

 observatory tower flagstaff, 6 27'. 1; Catholic church 

 spire, 26 55'.8; Valhusbakki Beacon, 57 20'. 1; 

 Cirotta Lighthouse, 78 27'.7; red light near north 

 end of island, 117 40'.8; church spire at Akranes, 

 153 05'.4; nearest corner red and white house, 289 

 51'.9; cleft in mountain, 308 17'.1; red beacon near 

 dwellings, 316 50'.3. 



E is 33.30 meters west-southwest from A on azimuth 

 line to Grotta Lighthouse; marked by wooden stake. 

 True bearings: observatory-tower flagstaff, 6 05'.6; 

 Catholic church spire, 25 14'.4; Valhusbakki Beacon, 

 57 13'. 1; Grotta Lighthouse, 78 27'.7; red light 

 near north end of island, 120 49'.5; church spire at 

 Akranes, 153 10'.3; nearest corner of red and white 

 house, 289 40'. 1; red light near dwellings, 305 50'.9. 



Three auxiliary stations, designated B, C, and D, 

 were also occupied. B is 52.45 meters east-southeast 

 from A, and in range between A and corner of red 

 and white house; C is 72.3 meters from A, in azimuth 

 128 17'.1; D is 104.8 meters southwest from A, and 

 in range between A and Valhusbakki Beacon. 



Videy Island, 1914. On a small grassy knoll, at most 

 westerly point of island, 12 paces and 10 paces from 

 precipitous edge of island to north and east respec- 

 tively. True bearing: station A on Engey Island, 

 85 44'.9. 



Madeiras. 



Funchal, A, 1914. Probably about 35 feet (10.7 meters) 

 northeast of C. I. W. station A of 1909. Near center 

 of military parade-and drill-ground of College bar- 

 racks, 66.3 feet (20.21 meters) southeast of ruined 

 wall of hut at back of drill-ground, and 86.3 feet 

 (26.30 meters) northeast of wall along southwest side 

 of grounds. True bearings: Cathedral spire, 315 

 50'.8; corner of wall seen through entrance gate, 328 

 02'.2. 



Station C of 1909 was reoccupied as nearly as 

 possible. It is on a level spot about 60 feet (18 

 meters) above sea-level near sea-cliff about 3 miles 

 west-southwest of station A, and about one-eighth 

 mile (0.2 km.) east of large fish cannery, between 

 sea-cliff and a retaining wall about 4 feet (1.2 meters) 

 high, west of a concrete hut, and is so situated that 

 Sail Rock is seen in line with right edge of hut. 



St. Helena. 



Longwood, A, 1920. Exact inoccupation of C. I. W. sta- 

 tion of 1913. On lawn in front of house in which 

 Napoleon died, 53.05 meters west-southwest of south- 

 west corner of north post of gate, 34.1 meters north- 

 west of west corner of masonry support for three 

 water-tanks, and 13.1 meters due south of point in 

 line with flax hedge; post marking site had decayed 

 and point was further marked by oak stake bound 

 around top with brass ferrule. True bearings: west 

 edge of doorway in single house across vallev, 3 

 05'.6; flagstaff at High Knoll Fort, 102 30'.4. 



