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longitude of the rock 133° 31' 58" E. On our last A. 
voyage the mean of the Bathurst’s and Dick’s watches 
made it 133° 19' 40", which was finally adapted, since it 
accorded better with the chronometrical difference between 
its meridian and that of Cassini Island. I have never been 
able to account for this extraordinary disagreement between 
the results of the lunar distances and the chronometers, since 
the former were taken with the sun on both sides of the 
moon, and seemed to be very good. 
CAREENING BAY. This place was fixed by a series of 
observations, in latitude 15° 6' 18" S., and 125° O' 46" East. 
{See Appendix A., in a note, p. 340.) 
KING GEORGE THE THIRD’S SOUND. The longitude 
of this place was adapted from the observations and survey 
of Captain Flinders, as follows ; vii. : 
The tent on the east shore of the entrance of Oyster 
Harbour. Latitude 35° 0' 17", and longitude 117° 56' 22". 
The sandy beach under the low part of the land of Bald 
Head (the first sandy bay round the head) is in latitude 
35° 6', and longitude 117° 58' 6". 
COEPANG, in the Island of Timor. The situation of ihe 
flag-staff of Fort Concordia, where our chronometers were 
rated, is in latitude 10° 9' 6", and longitude 123° 35' 46", 
according to the observations of Captain Flinders. 
