THE STRAIT OF MAGALHAENS TO THE NORTH EXTREMITY OF THE GULF OF PEÑAS.

Coast, &c.Name ofLatitude
South.
Longitude
West.
Variat
East.
Tide.
Place.Particular
Spot.
H. W. at
F. & C.
Direction
of Flood,
and Rise
of Tide.
° ′ ″ ° ′ ″ ° ′ H. M.
Smyth ChannelFairway Isles—— 52 43 2573 44 25
Deep HarbourSouth point of entrance 52 41 1073 44 4023 04
Good BayNorth point 52 34 1673 42 4523 200 306 or 7ft.
Oake BayLarch Island 52 25 3873 43 25
Otter BayAnchorage52 23 5073 40 15
Summer IslesSummit of larger island52 20 2573 39 20
Fortune BayRivulet52 15 4873 41 2523 400 507 or 8 ft.
Point PalmerExtremity52 13 3873 38 40
Isthmus BayCentre52 10 3073 36 40
Welcome BayEntrance of Cove52 09 1573 43 0323 400 507 or 8 ft.
(Flood sets
to the
Northward.)
Point St. JulianExtremity52 00 5073 45 40
Island Bay
Island at south side
of port
51 59 0573 49 00
Hamper BayAnchorage51 54 0873 53 15
Rocky CoveN.W. point 51 50 0474 05 20
Cape CheerSummit51 41 3574 15 00
Lord Nelson
Strait
Narrow Creek—— 51 47 2274 09 3024 09
Mount TrafalgarSummit51 48 1074 21 00
Point WestExtremity51 31 4574 04 57
Cape KendallExtremity51 27 1574 06 20
Relief HarbourRock on West side 51 26 2774 07 0024 40
St. Estevan
Channel
Escape BayAnchorage51 22 0074 12 00Northw.
Mount TrigoSummit51 15 0474 12 00
Cape DonaldsonExtremity51 06 1074 16 40
Rejoice HarbourNorth point of entrance51 02 1274 16 00
Anchor BayNorth point of entrance50 55 0074 16 40
Latitude Cove—— 50 50 5474 16 00
Guia Narrow
North extremity in
mid channel
50 43 0074 23 102 8Southw.
Sarmiento
Channel
Bonduca IslandCentre50 55 0074 09 40
Puerto BuenoN. pt. of Schooner Cove 50 58 3574 07 1021 001 40Flood sets
to the
South.
Blanche PassageEntrance.51 13 4073 59 00
Port San Mateo——51 23 5074 00 35
Cape St. VincentNorthern trend51 30 0073 58 35
Point BalthazarExtremity51 38 0573 56 55
Cape San Bartholomew——51 46 0573 51 15
Staines Peninsul.Isthmus51 40 3573 37 00
Cape FlamsteadRock off the Extremity51 46 3573 48 00
Union
Sound
Shingle RoadAnchorage51 51 3073 42 30
Point MaskelyneExtremity51 55 0073 42 30
Brinkley IslandSummit51 58 4573 39 10
Peñas de Altura——52 06 0573 36 55
Crater Cove——52 04 1073 27 20
Stony BayWest point 52 06 0373 23 58
Cape Año NuevoNorth Extremity52 07 3073 27 40
Interior
Sounds
Mount BurneyCentre peak52 19 4273 22 00
Ancon Sin Salida
Summit of large island
opposite to Cape
Earnest
52 12 2073 15 15
Cape EarnestExtremity52 10 5273 14 30
Leeward BayIslets within anchorage52 11 0073 10 30
Whale Boat BayBeach 52 05 3273 08 35
Cape RetfordExtremity52 04 3873 02 20
Point Return" 52 03 3972 58 50
Virginia IslandS. E. Point 52 06 1672 58 00
Easter BayBeach 51 53 10C. 72 53 16
Canal of the MountainsBottom51 34 0073 23 00
Last Hope Inlet——51 25 3873 09 48
Focus IslandSummit (centre)51 53 2372 44 15
Obstruction Sd.Bottom52 29 0072 53 35
——
S. E. bight, or the
nearest part to Skyring
Water
52 22 3572 29 40
Point San JuanS. W. Extremity50 39 5274 29 38
Concepçion
Strait
Guard BayAnchorage50 34 10C. 74 32 57
Innocent IslandSummit at North End50 31 5574 43 00
Tapering PointExtremity50 28 5574 38 30
Point Hocio
de Cayman
——50 24 3074 48 35
Walker BayBeach50 21 1574 48 00
Molyneux Sound
Rock to N. of Point
Michael
50 16 4874 44 45
Portland Bay
Centre of island fronting
the anchorage
50 14 4274 36 48
Expectation BayAnchorage50 25 0874 13 15
Tom BayBeach near anchorage50 11 0074 41 30
Open BaySummit of Island off50 07 0074 31 00
Pt. Brazo AnchoExtremity50 08 3574 37 25
Gulf of
Trinidad
Red Bill IslandSummit 50 05 3074 44 15
Windward BayBeach50 03 1274 38 00
Double Peak Mt.Eastern Peak49 57 3574 36 00
Cathedral MountSummit49 46 0374 40 50
Neesham BayBeach 49 53 54C. 74 55 57
Easter PeakSummit50 00 1575 09 35
Port HenryObservatory 50 00 18C. 75 15 1120 50Noon.5 feet
Seal RocksBody49 54 4875 14 02
Cape Tres Puntas
Pillar Rock at the
extremity
50 02 0075 19 30
Cape PrimeroExtremity49 50 0475 32 0720 58
Wide ChannelMount CorsoSummit49 45 0275 28 55
Small-craft Bight——50 01 2074 27 00
Sandy BayEast Point.50 45 2574 13 10
Saumarez IslandBold Head49 32 1874 03 20
Fury CoveHead 49 31 4674 00 001 15W.S.W.
Sir Geo.
Eyre Sd.
Falcon InletCape Wellesley, extrem.49 28 1573 51 30
Bottom of the Sd.——48 56 5073 40 00
Mesier
Channel
Rocky BightWest point.49 25 3574 10 40
Level BayOuter point, N. side49 07 3574 11 30
English NarrowSouth end49 06 0074 13 2012 45
——North end48 55 3074 13 38
Halt Bay.—— 48 53 5074 13 1012 30S.S.E.
Iceberg Sound
Station Rock, on the
N. side of entrance
48 39 2374 11 20
——Bottom48 47 0074 10 10
White Kelp CoveRock off the entrance 48 30 4674 15 35
Middle IslandNorth point48 27 3574 20 5012 0Northw.
Waterfall BayBottom48 17 0074 22 00N. by W.
Island HarbourWest point48 06 2574 28 38
Millar IslandSouth extreme48 03 2074 35 30
——
Millar's Monument,
North extreme
47 55 1274 41 50
Campana IslandSummit at South end47 45 1074 37 30
Cape RomanExtremity47 44 3774 52 45
Guaianeco
Islands
Ayautau IslandSummit on the largest47 34 2274 40 30
Wager IslandEasternmost point47 41 0574 55 25
——
Supposed position of
the Wager's wreck
47 39 4075 06 30
Speedwell BayNorth Beach 47 40 17C. 75 08 34
75 10 20
Rundle PassSouth end47 45 3075 05 45
Islet, the most
Northern of
the group
Summit47 38 3075 14 25
Good HarbourIsthmus at the bottom47 45 0075 20 50
Byron IslandMost western point47 44 5075 24 32
Gulf of
Peñas
Channel's Mouth
Body of rocks off the
South entrance
47 30 2074 33 20
——
Hazard Isles, centre
and westernmost
47 29 3074 24 50
E side of northern islet 47 28 56C. 74 24 13
——Bottom of east arm47 35 1273 53 32
——Bottom of south arm47 46 1074 09 20
Xavier IslandIgnacio Bay (beach) 47 10 28C. 74 25 4919 50
——Xavier Bay (Lyndsey Pt)47 05 0074 16 40
Jesuit Sound
North point of entrance,
or head of False
Harbour
47 07 1574 12 30
Kelly HarbourNorth point of entrance 46 58 54C. 74 05 41
Cirujano IsletNorth-east point46 51 1574 21 50
San Tadeo River
Sand Hills on East
side of entrance
46 47 4074 15 5011 45Head of St.
Quintin Gulf.
6 ft.
Purcell IslandSummit46 55 3074 39 55
IsthmusCentre46 50 2074 41 35
Port OtwayObservatory 46 49 31C. 75 19 0020 3211 376 feet.
Sugar LoafSummit46 42 4075 15 00
Dome of St. Paul——46 36 5675 13 20
Peninsula of
Tres Montes
Pt. Mitford ReesExtremity46 43 0875 40 55
Cape Raper——46 48 2075 39 35
Cape Tres Montes——46 58 5775 27 30
Coast of
Wellington and
Campana Islands
Bynoe IslandEntrance of Fallos Ch.47 57 5575 23 45
Break Sea IslandNorthernmost point48 01 0075 29 15
Port Santa BarbaraObservation Inlet 48 02 15C. 75 29 1219 1011 453 to 4 feet
at Neaps
Dundee RockSummit48 06 1675 42 00
Cape DyerExtremity48 05 5575 34 35
SistersCentre peak48 37 4075 28 10
Parallel PeakSummit48 45 4075 29 35
Coast of
Madre de Dios
Cape MontagueSummit49 07 2075 33 40
April Peak——50 10 5275 17 35
Cape Santiago——50 42 0275 24 00
Cape Sta. Lucia——51 30 0075 25 00
Cape Isabel——51 51 4075 09 30

TABLE IV.

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OUTER, OR SEA COAST, OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO.

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In order to adapt the longitudes of the places mentioned in this Table to the meridians of Port Famine and St. Martin Cove, at Cape Horn, the following corrections[[209]] have been made to Captain Fitz-Roy's chronometrical results, viz:—

Townshend Harbour
Stewart Harbour
Doris Cove
March Harbour
Good Success Bay
have been placed0′ 11″
023
033
16
20
to the Eastward of Captain Fitz-Roy's chronometrical deductions.