Narrative of the surveying voyages of his majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle (vol.2- Appendix): between the years 1826 and 1836 : describing their examination of the southern shores of South America, and the Beagles's circumnavigation of the globe
68 TABLE OK POSITIONS. FALKLAND ISLANDS continued. Lat. South. Long. West. Var. East. H.W. R. &S. o / // / // / h. m. Feet. Castle Rock — summit . 52 12 25 60 48 22 Cow Bay . 51 27 00 57 49 00 5 25 8 N.N.W. Dangerous Point — east extreme . 52 01 35 58 20 47 Dolphin Cape — north-west extreme . 51 14 35 58 58 30 Driftwood Point— Islet off . 52 16 40 59 01 34 Eagle Point, Nelson Head, near eastern ex- }- 32 50 57 47 00 tremity Eddystone Rock— centre . 51 11 30 59 03 15 Edgar Port, summit at south end of Entrance ! 52 06 15 60 16 12 Ridge J ^ Edgar Port, summit over South Head . 52 02 10 60 15 10 Edgar Port— O. S . 52 03 15 60 16 16 20 00 7 15 5 Egmont Port— O.S • 51 21 26 60 04 04 19 35 8 20 8 w Egmont Port — Cay — western centre . 51 13 05 60 03 10 Elephant Cays— west extreme of western Ca y 52 09 00 59 52 52 Elephant Jason — summit . 51 10 20 60 52 02 Fanning Head-'south-west summit . 51 28 06 S9 08 35 Flat Jason — north-west extreme .. . 51 06 30 60 55 20 Fox Bay— eastern entrance — summit 52 00 50 60 00 52 Frehel Cape — north cliff • 51 23 16 58 14 00 George Island — south-west cliff • 52 24 00 59 48 12 Gibraltar Rock— summit • 51 "9 45 60 47 02 Grand Jason— summit • 5' 04 30 61 03 57 Grantham Sound — summit of Islet north-west of }- 35 30 59 13 10 4 Harbours— Bay of — O.S • 52 12 00 59 22 00 5 44 8 Hope Point — near West Point Island— O.S 51 20 51 60 40 14 9 18 Horse Block Island . 51 56 00 61 08 00 Jason Cay (or East Cay) — north- west extrem B 51 00 38 61 18 02 Kelp Point— small height on 51 52 20 58 13 52 Keppel Island — north-west cliff • 51 18 45 60 03 00 Keppel Island — west summit . 51 '9 15 60 02 20 Lively Island — south-east extreme • 52 06 15 58 25 02 Long Island — small height near west end .. • 52 14 40 58 59 42 6 5 w. Louis Port — settlement, flagstaff at Govern- ment House }- 32 00 58 07 16 19 00 Louis Port Creek — west side of the narrowest part ]- 32 20 58 06 58 Low Kelp Patch — middle 52 32 00 59 39 00 Low Mount . 51 38 20 57 49 30 Macbiide Head — north cliff . 51 23 00 57 59 25 Many-branch Harbour — summit over north point }.. 31 05 59 20 30 Mare Harbour — height over north-east side 51 54 35 58 27 37 Mare Harbour — O.S • 5> 54 11 58 .so 08 7 15 8 w. Meredith Cape — southern cliff . 52 i6 15 60 39 07 Midway Rock • 5» 25 36 59 10 00 New Island — highest summit • 51 42 07 61 17 52 New Island— Ship Islet, O.S . 51 43 10 61 16 59 North Islet— summit of north cliff . 51 39 15 61 14 36 North Look-out Hill— summit • 61 29 10 58 02 15 North Fur Island — east extreme • 51 08 15 60 44 10 North Keppel Island — north extreme . 51 J3 30 59 55 55 Orford Cape — west summit • 51 59 45 61 06 22 Passages Island— summit . 51 34 55 60 46 58 Pebble Island — cliff summit near north-west end 1- 15 ^8 59 47 20 Pembroke Cape — eastern extreme • 51 41 30 57 41 45 Pleasant Port- O.S . 51 48 55 58 u 26 7 19 5
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