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It was surveyed by the expedition in command of Malaspina in 1792 , and on account of his frustrated hopes was named “ Puerto del Desengaño , " or “ Disenchantment bay , " as it has been rendered by English writers .
It was surveyed by the expedition in command of Malaspina in 1792 , and on account of his frustrated hopes was named “ Puerto del Desengaño , " or “ Disenchantment bay , " as it has been rendered by English writers .
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A towering , snow - clad summit northeast of Kyak island was named “ Mount St. Elias , ” after the patron saint of the day . COOK , 1778 . The next explorer to visit this portion of Alaska was Captain James Cook , who sailed past the ...
A towering , snow - clad summit northeast of Kyak island was named “ Mount St. Elias , ” after the patron saint of the day . COOK , 1778 . The next explorer to visit this portion of Alaska was Captain James Cook , who sailed past the ...
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After failing to find an anchorage at Yakutat bay , La Pérouse sailed eastward , and on June 29 discovered another bay , which he supposed to be the inlet named “ Bering's bay ” by Captain Cook . It will be remembered that Cook's ...
After failing to find an anchorage at Yakutat bay , La Pérouse sailed eastward , and on June 29 discovered another bay , which he supposed to be the inlet named “ Bering's bay ” by Captain Cook . It will be remembered that Cook's ...
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On the chart accompanying the narrative of Dixon's voyage the inlet now known as Yakutat bay is named " Admiralty bay . " A survey of the adjacent shores and inlets was made , and the astronomical position of the anchorage was ...
On the chart accompanying the narrative of Dixon's voyage the inlet now known as Yakutat bay is named " Admiralty bay . " A survey of the adjacent shores and inlets was made , and the astronomical position of the anchorage was ...
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On the map of Port Mulgrave already referred to , “ Point Turner ” and “ Point ( arrew ” appear . The former was named for the second mate of the Queen Charlotte , who was the first of her officers to land ...
On the map of Port Mulgrave already referred to , “ Point Turner ” and “ Point ( arrew ” appear . The former was named for the second mate of the Queen Charlotte , who was the first of her officers to land ...
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