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The direction and extent of Dean's Island, accord- 

 ing to our survey, which is principally founded on 

 points astronomically determined, is N. W. 7(J° and 

 S. E. 7G°, and occupies, in this direction, an inter- 

 val of 72 i- miles. 

 Latitude of the E. point of Dean's 



Island - - - 

 Longitude of the same 

 Latitude of the S. W. point - 

 Longitude of ditto 

 Latitude of the W. point 

 Longitude of ditto 



We soon arrived at the land in the west, which 

 likewise consisted of a group of small coral islands, 

 connected by reefs, which extended thirteen miles 

 from N. N. E. to S. S. W. ; this also was the 

 greatest length of the group, which formed a close 

 circle ; in the middle of which, a large lake, with 

 a thickly-wooded island in it, renders this group 

 very easily to be recognized. To this group, which 

 without doubt was a new discovery, I gave the 

 name of the man with whom I made my first 

 voyage round the world : I called it Krusenstern. 

 We had an excellent meridional observation : the 

 N. W. point of Krusenstern's islands lay west of us. 

 We saw Dean's Island in the east, where it took 

 its direction to the N. E., and there vanished in 

 the horizon. We sailed between both, taking our 

 course to the north, and were very glad to have 

 escaped all the dangers of the coral labyrinth. 



