Passage through the Streight of Magellan
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| Cape Virgin Mary lies in latitude 52° 24’S. and longitude 68° 22’W. | ||||
| From | Courses | Miles | Latitude | Long. |
| Cape Virgin Mary to Dungeness Point | S. by W. | 5 | 52° 28’ | 68° 28’ |
| Dungeness Point to Point Possession | W. 3/4 S. | 18 | 52 23 | 68 57 |
| Point Possession to the S. side of the 1st Narrows | S.W. 1/4 S. | 27 | 52 35 | 69 38 |
| The N. to the S. end of the Narrows | S.S.W | 9 | ||
| The S. end of the Narrows to Cape Gregory | W.S.W. 1/4 W. | 25 | 52 39 | 70 31 |
| Cape Gregory to Sweepstakes Foreland | S. 30° W. | 121/3 | ||
| Cape Gregory to Dolphin’s Foreland | S.W. ½ W. | 14 | 52 43 | 70 53 |
| Dolphin’s Foreland to the N. end of Elizabeth’s island | S. ½ W. | 142/3 | 52 56 | 71 6 |
| The N. end of Elizabeth’s island to St. Bartholomew’s island | E.N.E | 1 ½ | 52 56 | 71 4 |
| The N. end of Elizabeth’s island to St. George’s island | S.E. | 8 | ||
| The N. end of Elizabeth’s island to Porpuss Point | S. by W. | 12 | 53 6 | 71 17 |
| Porpuss Point to Fresh-water bay | S. ½ E. | 222/3 | ||
| Fresh-water bay to Cape St. Ann, or Port Famine | S.S.E. ¼#188; E. | 132/3 | 53 42 | 71 28 |
| Cape St. Ann to the entry of a great found on the south shore | N.E. | |||
| Cape St. Ann to Cape Shut-up | S. by E. | 12 | 53 54 | 71 32 |
| Cape Shut-up to Dolphin’s island | S.S.W. | 7 | 53 59 | 71 41 |
| Dolphin’s island to Cape Froward, the southermost in all America | S. 47 W. | 11 | 54 3 | 71 59 |
| Cape Froward to Snug bay Point | W ½ N. | 8 | ||
| Snug bay Point to Cape Holland | W. by S. | 131/3 | 53 57 | 72 34 |
As all the violent gales by which we suffered in this navigation, blew from the westward, it is proper to stand about a hundred leagues or more to the westward, after sailing out of the Streight, that the ship may not be endangered on a lee shore, which at present is wholly unknown.
The following table shews the courses and distances, from point to point, in the Streight of Magellan, by compass.
Courses and Distances from Point to Point, in the Streight of Magellan, by Compass.
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© Derived from Volume I of the London 1773 Edition: National Library of Australia call no. FERG 7243, page 417, 2004
Published by kind permission of the Library
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