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MERIDIAN ALTITUDES 
TO DETERMINE THE LATITUDE OF THE HECLA’S STATION, 
AND OF THE OBSERVATORY AT WINTER HARBOUR. 
The Results of these Altitudes have been re-computed since the return of 
the Expedition, using the Table of Atmospherical Refractions, published by 
Dr. Young, in the Nautical Almanack for 1823. 
The Observatory bore S. 76° 50' W. from the Hecla’s station, distant 709.4 
yards; the Difference of Latitude was consequently 5 seconds. 
The Altitudes were observed with a Sextant and Artificial Horizon, unless 
when it is otherwise mentioned. 
