12 March 1770

James Cook's Journal: Daily Entries

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12 March 1770 Monday 12th Fresh Gales between the West and NW, latter part Squally with rain: Stood to the SWBS untill 11AM at which time the wind Shifted to the SWBW, we wore and Stood to the NNW, being then in the Latitude of 47°..40' So and in the Longitude 193°..50' - West haveing a hollow sea from the ^South westward — Voyaging Accounts © Transcription by Paul Turnbull of National Library of Australia, Manuscript 1 page 200, 2004 Published by kind permission of the Library To cite this page use: https://paulturnbull.org/project/southseas/journals/cook/17700312.html