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SOUTH AMERICA. 



Brazil — concluded. 

 Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, 1910 — continued. 



true south from station B, being in line of station B 

 and landward wireless telegraph pole. Station C is 

 18.3 meters from station B in line from station B to 

 landward wireless telegraph pole. 



Chile. 

 Coronet, Concepcion, 1912. — Two stations, designated A 

 and B, were occupied in vicinity of United States 

 Coast and Geodetic Survey station of 1907. A, 

 approximately same as 1907, is on sandy plain about 

 three-fourths mile (1.2 kilometers) soutlieast of town, 

 in line between slaughter-house and chimney of soap 

 factory, about 100 meters west of sandy road lead- 

 ing to slaughter-house, on small flat knoll about 1..5 

 meters high and entirely bare of vegetation, and nearly 

 in projected Une of second street east of soap factory; 

 marked by peg sunk below ground with empty glass 

 bottles at side. True bearings: chimney at Lota 

 Lighthouse, 25° 5817; Puchoco Lighthouse, 104° 

 29!2; chimney at soap factory, 150° 0112; north gable 

 of slaughter-house, 334° 58! 2. B is about 22 meters 

 south 19° west from A ; marked by peg. True bear- 

 ings: chinmey at Lota Lighthouse, 26° 00!0; Puchoco 

 Lighthouse, 114° 5119; chimney at soap factory, 

 151° 35:8; north gable of slaughter-house, 332° 00:4. 



ISLANDS, ATLANTIC OCEAN. 

 Bermudas. 

 Agar's Island, 1910. — The principal Carnegie Institution 

 of Washington station. A, is near the southwestern 

 extremity of the island, about 150 feet (46 meters) 

 from western extremity of spur extending westerly 

 toward Two Rock Passage, about 35 feet (11 meters) 

 from the south shore line and about 60 feet (18 

 meters) from north shore hne. The spur is separated 

 from main part of island by a shallow cove. Station 

 marked by a native coral stone post 18 inches 

 (45 cm.) long, projecting about 6 mches (15 cm.) 

 above general surface; the projecting portion is 

 squared to 10 by 10 inches (25 by 25 cm.) and 

 covered with a very thin layer of cement, in which the 

 diagonals are marked, the intersection of the 

 diagonals defining the precise point. The following 

 true bearings were determined: Gibbs Hill Lighthouse, 

 27° 51 :6; clock (left) tower at the dockyard, 146° 

 40'9; flagpole at Port's Island (naval quarantine), 

 43° 32!3. An auxiUary station, B, was estabUshed in 

 1910, 106.3 feet (32.4 meters) almost due west of the 

 principal station near extremity of projecting point 

 of rock. 



Hunt's Island or Spectacle Island, 1910. — Station is 

 near center of western part of island, in a low circular 

 opening among trees where the soil is unusually deep ; 

 there are trees about 25 feet (8 meters) to the east 

 and a clump of bushes 12 feet (4 meters) to the west. 

 Two large cedar trees stand, one 18 feet (5.5 meters) 

 to the south, and the other 22 feet (6.7 meters) 

 southwesterly. The bare rock is about 12 yards 

 (11 meters) to the north through bushes, and about 

 twice as far to the south. The shore on the south is 

 very flat, so that distance to water varies greatly 

 with the tide. Marked by a cedar post set about 

 20 inches (50 cm.) in the soil and projecting slightly 

 above surface with top marked by the letters C.I., 

 made by driving in brass nails. The following true 

 bearings were determined: clock tower at dockyard, 

 180° 34 !5; left edge of tank at north end of Boaz 

 Bridge, 159° 18:3; vane on the lighthouse, 351° 25'.5. 

 An auxiUary station, B, 34.55 feet (10.53 meters) 

 south of principal station, in exact line with clock 

 tower at dockyard, was also occupied in 1910. 



ISLANDS, ATLANTIC OCEAN. 

 Falkland Islands. 



Port Stanley, East Falkland Island, 1913. — Three stations, 

 designated A, B, and C, were occupied. A, the 

 "variation station" of British Admiralty, is on top of 

 ridge at Navy Point in saddle between two clusters 

 of outcropping rocks; marked by square stone pro- 

 jecting about 1 foot (30 cm.) above groimd and having 

 piece of marble with hole at center and word "varia- 

 tion" cut in, set in top. True bearings: flagstaff 

 above town, 41° 56:2; B, about 1.5 miles (2 kilo- 

 meters), 63° 09:3; wireless mast, 302° 27:0. B is on 

 hillside across bay from A, southwest of governor's 

 residence, and south of quarters of naval surgeon, in 

 shght depression north of clump of gorse bushes, 21.2 

 meters south of wire fence inclosing premises of naval 

 surgeon. True bearings : A , 243° 10 : 5 ; cathedral spire, 

 270° 48:5. is 50.5 meters true south 182° 51 :4 

 west of B, 45.0 meters north of east-west fence. 



Iceland. 



Akranes, 1914. — On Akranes peninsula 9.7 nautical miles 

 (16 kilometers) 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 tack in 

 top of wooden peg driven flash with ground. True 

 bearings: church steeple below ball, 159° 66:2; center 

 chimney last house across bay, 294° 16:9. 



Grolla, 1914. — In small level pasture belonging to town 

 pilot, on point of land northwest of Reykjavik, about 

 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) west-southwest from Reyk- 

 javik station A, about three-eighths mile (0.6 kilo- 

 meter) 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 

 cement post about 21 cm. square and 1.05 meters high, 

 standing on large irregular base and having in its top 

 a round-headed copper bolt and on its south face a 

 crown and letters "G. S. " engraved; marked by tack 

 in top of 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 Kialames peninsula across bay from 

 Reykjavik, very nearly in hne 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 a short distance out, southward, and 30 paces 

 southeast of a sod farm house; marked by brass tack 

 in wooden peg driven flush with ground. True bear- 

 ings: house across bay eastward toward Essia Moun- 

 tain, 240° 07:3; observatory tower, Reykjavik, 16° 

 18:2. 



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

 occupied on an open grass plot on Engey Island, about 

 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) 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 hne between small red light beacon near farm 

 dwellings and similar beacon at north end of island; 

 marked by small cross in top of wooden stake driven 

 flush with ground. True bearings: observatory tower 

 flagstaff, 6° 27:i; CathoUc Church spire, 26° 55:8; 

 Valhusbakki beacon, 57° 20 : 1 ; Grotta Lighthouse, 78° 

 27:7; red Ught 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:i; red beacon near dweUings, 316° 50 :3; E is 

 33.30 meters west-southwest from A on azimuth line 

 to Grotta Lighthouse; marked by small cross in top of 



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