NICARAGUA CANAL DISTANCES
U. S. Hydrographic Office, proving San Francisco to be on Asiatic Route to and from Brito, the Pacific Terminus of Canal.
| Knots. | Knots. | |
| The shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama | .... | 7145 |
| Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | |
| San Francisco to Yokohama | 4536 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Yokohama via San Francisco is | .... | 7236 |
| Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 91 |
| Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | |
| Honolulu to Yokohama | 3400 | |
Shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama via Honolulu | .... | 7610 |
| Therefore excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 374 |
The shortest practicable route from Brito to Hong Kong | .... | 8740 |
| Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | |
| San Francisco to Hong Kong | 6060 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via San Francisco is | .... | 8760 |
| Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 20 |
| Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | |
| Honolulu to Hong Kong | 4917 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via Honolulu is | .... | 9127 |
| Therefore the excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 367 |
The conditions as to the distances in Trans-Pacific Navigation apply approximately to all United States Pacific Coast Ports.