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we were here was 1° 16 ' W . The tides are very irregular ; commonly it is but
once high water and once low water in four - and - twenty hours , and there is
seldom six feet difference between them . Section XII . Passage from Bonthain
Bay , in ...
we were here was 1° 16 ' W . The tides are very irregular ; commonly it is but
once high water and once low water in four - and - twenty hours , and there is
seldom six feet difference between them . Section XII . Passage from Bonthain
Bay , in ...
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In the table referred to in a former note , its height , as measured by the barometer
, is stated to be 12 , 358 English feet , being nearly 10 , 000 feet lower than that of
Chimborazo , the highest summit of the Andes , which is estimated at 21 , 440 .
In the table referred to in a former note , its height , as measured by the barometer
, is stated to be 12 , 358 English feet , being nearly 10 , 000 feet lower than that of
Chimborazo , the highest summit of the Andes , which is estimated at 21 , 440 .
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Here is a yard for building shipping , and a small hulk to heave down by ; for , as
the tide never rises above six or seven feet , there is no other way of coming at a
ship ' s bottom . When the boat which had been sent on shore returned , we ...
Here is a yard for building shipping , and a small hulk to heave down by ; for , as
the tide never rises above six or seven feet , there is no other way of coming at a
ship ' s bottom . When the boat which had been sent on shore returned , we ...
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Some of the coral - stones were very large ; we measured one of them , and
found it three feet and a half by two feet and a half . The foundation was of rock
stones , which were also squared ; and one of them measured four feet seven
inches ...
Some of the coral - stones were very large ; we measured one of them , and
found it three feet and a half by two feet and a half . The foundation was of rock
stones , which were also squared ; and one of them measured four feet seven
inches ...
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ali ne go front and end here is the one for hteen ei the seabove the hand o thers
like this one ferent purposes : Their length is from seventy - two feet to ten , but
the breadth is by no means in proportion ; for those of ten feet are about a foot
wide ...
ali ne go front and end here is the one for hteen ei the seabove the hand o thers
like this one ferent purposes : Their length is from seventy - two feet to ten , but
the breadth is by no means in proportion ; for those of ten feet are about a foot
wide ...
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| Назва | A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order by R. Kerr. Vol.12 (ch.3, sect.5) -vol.17, Випуски 24 – 26 A general history and collection of voyages and travels, arranged in systematic order by R. Kerr. Vol.12 (ch.3, sect.5) -vol.17, General history |
| Автор | General history |
| Редактор | Robert Kerr |
| Опубліковано | 1814 |
| Оригінал із | Оксфордський університет |
| Оцифровано | 2 трав. 2007 |
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