TABLES 



LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, VARIATION OF THE COMPASS, 



AND TIDE. 



1. 



COASTS OF BRAZIL, RIVER PLATA, AND EASTERN PATAGONIA. 



The Latitudes to which the character O 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 0 ]) . 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. 



Name of 



Particular Spot. 



Latitude 

 South. 





'itude 

 est. 



Variat. 

 East. 



Ti 



H. W. 



at 

 F. &C. 





o 





// 



0 





// 



0 





H. M. 



Arsenal ... 



©23 



5'5 



51 



C. 46 



16 



33 



4 



22 





Moela Lighthouse 



©24 



03 



06 



C. 46 



12 



20 









Centre 



024 



08 



10 



C 4.^ 



39 



15 









Centre 



©25 



07 



28 



C J.7 



52 



51 









Centre 



©25 



21 



29 



(] Al 

 V/. ^/ 



54 



11 









Fort on the Bar .. 



©25 



30 



14 



C 48 



17 



10 



5 



44 





West Foint of Cotinga 



©25 



29 



50 



C. 48 



26 



32 



5 



34 





Church of S*^Antonina 



©25 



25 



42 



C. 48 



39 



52 









S*' Cruz d' Anhatomirim 



©27 



25 



35 



C. 48 



29 



41 



6 



30 





City, President'sHouse 



©27 



35 



30 

















34 



40 



20 



C. 54 



05 



58 











©34 



57 



00 



C. 54 



©])54 



53 

 53 



38 

 40 



13 



48 





Rat Island, Flagstaflf... 



©34 



53 



23 



56 



09 



30 



11 



23 







©34 



54 



37 



56 



07 



35 



12 



07 





Lighthouse on Mount 



©34 



53 



21 



56 



1 1 



04 









Cathedral 



34 



35 



50 



C. 58 



17 



53 









Observe marked on Plan 



©44 



30 



45 



C.65 



17 



25 



19 



10 



4 0 



Hill at projectingPoint 



44 



58 



00 















North Point 



47 



15 



00 

















©47 



45 



05 



C. 65 



51 



45 



19 



42 



12 10 



o o 



03 Cii 



Place. 



Santos 



Alcatrasse Island 

 Abrigo Island ... 

 Figuera Island.. 

 Paranagua 



St. Catherine ... 



Cape St. Mary.. 

 Gorriti Island.. 

 Monte Video .. 



Buenos Ayres... 

 Port S*' Elena.. 

 Cape Two Bays 

 Cape Blanco ... 

 Port Desire 



Direction 

 of Flood, 

 and Rise 

 of Tide. 



17 feet 



feet 



