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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITIONS. 
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REFERENCES. 
© In the latitude column implies that the observation is by mer. alt. of the sun. 
^ do* do. stars. 
= that the observation is made due east or west of the place. 
© In the longitude column implies that the observation is by chronometer from one of the fixed observatories- 
© (I do. do. do. by lunar. 
■|l' ^ 0 . do. do. made due north or south of the place. 
A In both implies that the observations are referred by triangulation. 
The figures in the third and sixth columns denote the number of observations. 
The words in italics in the first column are native names. 
TABLE I. 
NAMES OF PLACES. 
Eight Stones, . . 
®anta Cruz, . . J 
I’enbriffe, . . 5 
Eernando Noronha, 
Eio Janeiro, . . 
Ealcahuana, . . 
Valparaiso, . . • 
®Alas y Gomez Isl. 
Easter Island, . 
Ucie’s Island, . . 
Anderson’s or Eli- ) 
zabbth Island, ^ 
^^tcairn Island, 
^ARcules, or Obno I. 
Descent Island, < 
A-Mbieh Islands, 
Longitude. 
Remarks. 
North. 
determined. 
From Meridian 
From 
determined. 
of 
Greenwich. 
34® 48' 20" 
0 
Greenwich. 
5 160 46'49"m 
O® E. W. 
) Do not exist within the horizon 
^ 16 47 59 
0 
^ of this spot. 
28 27 51 
s 
.... 
\ 16 13 31 
1 16 14 23 
0 d E. W. 
0 on sh. 
^ Saluting Battery. 
South. 
r32 18 46 
Od E.W. 
) 
3 52 55 
0 A 
• • • . 
I 32 15 09 
0 A 
> The Church Peak. 
132 15 35 
0 fr. Rio 
) 
22 54 37 
0 * 
> 
43 04 41 
Culmin. 
Villegagnon Fort. 
36 42 35 
A 
. . . . 
72 56 59 
A culmin. 
Fort St. Augustine. 
Talcakuam. 
72 56 56 
Observatory. 
.... 
1“27'36"e 
J 71 29 20 
I 71 33 34 
0 on sh. 
0 
From Conception } r ,. , 
Prom Coquimbo \ ^^^nding place. 
26 27 46 
0 = 
32 23 12w. 
105 20 08 
0 A 
S.E. extreme. 
27 08 46 
0 A 
36 27 40 
109 24 36 
0® A 
Perouse Point, Cook's Bay. 
Peaked Hill on N. E. extreme. 
27 06 28 
0 A 
36 15 22 
109 12 18 
A ■ll-nly. 
27 11 21 
0 A 
36 28 30 
109 24 26 
0 A-ll- 
Needle Rock. 
27 03 33 
0 = 
Point St. John. 
24 40 20 
0 = 
51 48 42 
124 45 38 
0 A-ll- 
N.E. extreme. 
24 21 18 
0 A 
55 21 31 
128 18 27 
0 ® A 
V.E. extreme. 
J57 11 13 
1 ♦ . • 
130 08 09 
0 on sh. 
i Village from Talcahuana. 
25 03 37 
130 08 23 
0 on sh. 
> Ditto from Bow Island. 
L . . . 
130 16 47 
0 d E. w. 
3 Ditto on shore. 
Pitcairn Is. 
130 08 23 
Village. 
24 01 21 
=5 d. alt. 
0 iSa 36iv 
130 40 59 
0® A 
N.E. extreme of trees. 
23 20 29 
6 A* 
4 26 45 
134 35 08 
0 A 
South extreme. 
23 17 .39 
ditto. 
134 55 21 
V.W. extreme. 
23 08 23 
0 ^ 
4 46 58 
0 on sh. 
iVatering Valley. 
23 07 58 
0 A 
4 46 31 
134 54 54 
A 
Eastern Peak of Mount Duff. 
23 01 17 
A 
. 
. 
I 
V. extreme of Low Island. 
23 15 15 
A 
J 
5outh extreme of breakers. 
