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Captain Cook’s Journal During the First Voyage Round the World

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Wind North-East, East-North-East; course South 12 degrees 30 minutes West; distance 150 miles; latitude 18 degrees 59 minutes North; at noon, Peak of Teneriff North 23 degrees 15 minutes East, 204 leagues.
Thursday, 29th.

Fresh breezes and Hazey weather.

The Variation 12 degrees 33 minutes West; the Observed Latitude ahead of that given by the Log 10 miles.

Wind North-East by North; course South 14 degrees West; distance 90 miles; latitude 17 degrees 32 minutes North; at noon Peak of Teneriff, North 33 degrees East, 236 leagues.
[Off Cape de Verd Islands.] Friday, 30th.

A Steady breeze and Pleasant weather.


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