The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 3National Geographic Society, 1892 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 63
... 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 approximately de ...
... 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 approximately de ...
Page 64
... chart , was explored , and an excursion was made in boats into Disenchantment bay as far as Haenke island . " Disen- chantment bay , " as the name appears on modern charts , was named " Desengaño bay " by Malaspina , as previously ...
... chart , was explored , and an excursion was made in boats into Disenchantment bay as far as Haenke island . " Disen- chantment bay , " as the name appears on modern charts , was named " Desengaño bay " by Malaspina , as previously ...
Page 65
... chart reproduced on plate 7 , where the ice front is represented as reaching as far south as Haenke island . The ... charts there is no indication that he was aware of the existence of Glacier bay , although one of his officers , in ...
... chart reproduced on plate 7 , where the ice front is represented as reaching as far south as Haenke island . The ... charts there is no indication that he was aware of the existence of Glacier bay , although one of his officers , in ...
Page 69
... chart of the islands along the eastern border of Yakutat bay . The height of St. Elias is given as 17,000 feet ; its position , latitude 61 ° 2 ′ 6 ′′ and longitude 140 ° 4 ' , distant 30 miles from the sea . It is stated that in 1839 ...
... chart of the islands along the eastern border of Yakutat bay . The height of St. Elias is given as 17,000 feet ; its position , latitude 61 ° 2 ′ 6 ′′ and longitude 140 ° 4 ' , distant 30 miles from the sea . It is stated that in 1839 ...
Page 72
... charts of the southern coast of Alaska accompany the reports of the United States Coast Survey for 1875 , referred to above . A part of these have been independently published . These charts were used in mapping the coast - line as it ...
... charts of the southern coast of Alaska accompany the reports of the United States Coast Survey for 1875 , referred to above . A part of these have been independently published . These charts were used in mapping the coast - line as it ...
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