S' n a, p ('i 960 ) quotes Krusenstern and Bryan t£ the effect that "Enderbury Island 
( acooruption of Enderby 1 s Island), repsorted by Captain James Coffin of th£ 
Nantucket in 1823 while in command of the British whale ship Transit, is shown 
in early nineteenth-century charts in latitude 3 10 S long 171 10 w. " 
Bryan 19^+2 states "Enderbury was discovered and anmed in 1823 by Camptain James 
J. Coffin of Nantuckefl, when in command of the British whale shio Transit. The 
name is a misspelling of Enderby, a London whaling Merchant. 
Bryan 1939 states "Enderbury Island was discovered in 182 3 by Capt. James J. Coffin of 
Nantucket in command of the English whaler, Transit. The name is a corruption of 
Enderby, a London whaling merchant." 
Stackpole91938) gives " Enderbury Island, a corruption of Enderby, was named 
for a London whaling merchant by its discoverer, Captain James J. Coffin of 
Nantucket, captain of the English whaler Transit, in 1823 ," 
The modern position of Enderbury island was established by the Wilkes Expedtion 
(sharp i 960 ) 
