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GEOGEAPHICAL POSITIONS. 



THE COASTS OF YUCATAN, MEXICO, ETC. 



LAT. N. 



LONG. W. 



VAR. 



EAST, 



1895. 



AUTHORITIES. 



Yucatan and Gulf of 

 Mexico. 



Chinchorro Bank, North 



Kay, North end 



Sand Bore, South end. 

 Ascension Bay, Allen Point 

 Cozvunel Island, N. Point 

 Mugeres Harbour, Look 



out Tower 



Cape Catoche, N.E. extr. 



Lagartos, Village 



Silan, Village 



Progreso, Light 



Sisal, Fort 



Madagascar Eeef, centre.. 

 Alacran Beef, Perez Kay.. 

 Kay Arenas, N.W. kay .. 

 Bajo Nuevo Eeef, centre.. 

 Triangles, West Reef, Kay 

 at S.W. end 



East Eeef, beacon 



Obispo Shoals, spot of 16 ft 

 Areas Kays, Western Kay 

 Placer Nuevo or New Bank, 



centre 



Campeche, Fort San Jose 



Lerma, Church 



Carmen Island, West end 

 Xicalango, Lighthouse ... 

 Biver Tabasco, Lighthouse 

 Coatzacoalcos Lighthouse 



Zapotitlan Point 



Alvarado, Bar 



Vera Cruz, San Juan de 



Ulloa, Lighthouse 



Lobos Kay, centre 



Tampico, Light 



Rio Grande, entrance — 

 Brazos Santiago, Isabel 



Point, Lighthouse .... 



18 45 



18 23 20 



19 46 55 



20 85 30 



21 12 

 21 36 

 21 36 

 21 23 

 21 17 

 21 10 



22 

 21 





 

 

 

 

 6 



21 26 30 



22 23 36 

 7 10 



50 ao 



20 58 

 20 54 54 

 20 26 30 

 20 12 35 



25 57 



26 4 86 



87 19 15 



87 23 41 

 87 29 1 

 86 44 48 



86 43 39 



87 5 15 



88 11 



88 55 



89 39 15 



90 3 11 

 

 



91 24 54 



92 5 30 



90 19 

 89 43 



92 19 80 



92 13 21 

 92 14 30 

 91 59 38 



91 58 

 90 31 30 



90 36 45 



91 51 46 



91 54 46 



92 42 

 94 24 47 



94 48 



95 46 



96 7 57 



97 13 30 

 97 49 

 97 6 15 



97 12 28 



5 80 



5 16 



5 25 



Commander E. Bamett. 

 1889 ; and others. 



6 10 



6 25 



Lieut. Lawrance, 1850, and 

 others. 



United States Officers, 1889. 



7 20 U.S. Officers, 1883-4. 



8 40 



United States Coast Survey. 

 United States Coast Survey 



(See also page 72). 



NoTB. — In this concluding Section the following may be considered as well-ascertained 

 positions, viz. :— Cayenne ; Demerara ; La Guayra ; Aspinwall ; Great Corn Island ; 

 Old Providence; Isabel, in the Gulf of Dulce ; English Kay; Allen Point, Ascension 

 Bay ; Sisal Fort ; Lerma Church ; Coatzacoalcos ; and Vera Cruz. 



The Variation of the Compass is subject to very Uttle annual change on the coasts of 

 Central America, &c. 



