‘ 
: TABLES 
} OF 
LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, VARIATION OF THE COMPASS, 
. AND TIDE. 
I. 
__ COASTS OF BRAZIL, RIVER PLATA, AND EASTERN PATAGONIA. 
f The Latitudes to which the character © is prefixed, have resulted from Astronomical Observa- 
tion. The Longitudes which have been determined by Chronometers, are designated by C. ; 
and those by Lunar Distances by ©). Those without distinguishing marks are the result of 
Triangulation. 
‘The Longitudes in the following Tables depend upon that of Villegagnon Island at Rio de 
Janeiro, which was found by fourteen Chronometers from Plymouth to be 43° 05’ 03” West 
of Greenwich. 
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; BSBNEOS ..05:22 000+. PATSCUAl sas .tescesecs sedans ©23 55 51 | C. 46 16 33 4 22 
—_ Moela Lighthouse ...|©24 03 06 | C. 46 12 20 | 
| AleatrasseIsland| Centre ..................|024 08 10 | C.45 39 15 
& Abrigo Island... Centre ..................|@25 07 28 | C. 47 52 51 
E Figuera Island...) Centre .........-csseee0s ©25 21 29 | C. 47 54 11 
(3: Paranagua ...... Fort on the Bar ...... ©25 30 14|C.48 17 10] 5 44 
3 _ West Point of Cotinga|@25 29 50 | C. 48 26 32] 5 34 
: _— Church of S*Antonina|@25 25 42 | C. 48 39 52 
St. Catherine ...| S*Cruzd’Anhatomirim|©27 25 35 | C. 48 29 41 | 6 30 
| 
_ City, President’sHouse|@27 35 30 
Cape St. Mary...| Extremity .......,..00..| 34 40 20 |C. 54 05 58 
ae C. 54 53 38 
. Gorriti Island... Well at N.E. end...... ©34 57 00 @psasaaotte 48 
# | Monte Video ...| Rat Island, Flagstaff...|©34 53 23 56 09 30 | 11 23 
_ Cathedral, Cupola......|©34 54 37 56 07 35 |12 07 
— Lighthouse on Mount |©34 53 21 56 11 04 | 
Buenos Ayres...| Cathedral ............... 34 35 50 |C.58 17 53 
Port S"' Elena ..| Observ’marked on Plan ©44 30 45 | C.65 17 25 |19 10] 4 0} 17 feet 
Cape Two Bays | Hill at projectingPoint| 44 58 00 
Cape Blanco ...| North Point............|. 47 15 00 
Port Desire...... OIG Be. eR. ©47 45 05 |C. 65 51 45 |19 42] 12 10 18} feet 
