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

CHAPTER 4
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Wind Westerly; course North 30 degrees West; distance 73 miles; latitude 33 degrees 12 minutes South, longitude 152 degrees 44 minutes West.
Wednesday, 13th.

Gentle breezes, with some flying Showers.

At 6 p.m.
Variation per Azimuth, 8 degrees 8 minutes East.

Note, while we was between the Latitude of 37 and 40 degrees we had constantly blowing Tempestious weather, but since we have been to the Northward of 37 degrees, the weather hath been very moderate.

Wind South-West and West-South-West; course North-North-West; distance 74 miles; latitude 32 degrees 3 minutes South, longitude 153 degrees 16 minutes West.
Thursday, 14th.


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