Cook's Journal: Daily Entries, 10 January 1770

10 January 1770
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10 January 1770

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10 January 1770

Wednesday 10^th Winds at NNE and North, the first part a gentle breeze, the remainder a fresh breeze and Clowdy with rain towards Noon. Continued a SE Course until 8 oClock PM at which time we _^^{had run 7 Leag^s sence noon and} were between 3 and 4 Leagues from the land which appear'd to be low and sandy such as I have before discribed. We then steer'd SEBE in a Parrallel direction with the Coast, our depth of water from 48 to 34 fathom a black sandy bottom. At day light found our selves between ~~Three~~ Two and 3 Leagues from the land which was of a moderate height and cloathed with wood and Verdure; at 7 oClock steerd SBE and afterwards SBW, the land laying in that deriction. At 9 was a breast of a point of land which rises sloaping from the Sea to a Considerable height. it lies in the latitude of 37°..43' South. I named it Woody head — — — SW1/2W 11 Miles from this ~~Cape~~ head is a very small Island which we named Gannet Island, on account of the great number of these Birds we saw upon it. At Noon a high Craggy point bore ENE EN distant 11/2 League; this point I have named Albetross point ————

It lies in the Latitude of 38°..4' S^o and Long^de 184°..42' W and from Woody head S^o 17° W^t 7 ^{Leg^s} On the North side of it the shore forms a Bay wherein there appears to be anchorage and shelter for Shipping againest Southerly winds. Our Course and distance saild sence yesterday at Noon is S^o 37° E^t Dist. 69 Miles. C Maria Vandiemen bore N 30° W^t distant 82 Leagues —

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