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

84 TABLE OF POSITIONS. COAST OF PERU cor.tmued. Lat. South. Long. West. Var. East. H. W. R.&S. o / // / // / h. m. Feet. Truxillo — cliiirch 8 07 30 79 04 00 Huaiichaco Point— south-west extremity ... 8 05 40 79 09 00 9 30 Macabi Islet — summit 7 49 15 79 30 55 San Nicholas Bay 5 04 3 Malabrigo Bay — rocks 7 42 40 79 28 00 9 28 5 00 2 Pacasmayo Point — north-west extreme 7 25 15 79 37 25 9 30 Sana Point — extreme 7 10 35 79 43 30 Lobos de Afuera Island— Fishing Cove onl east side J 6 56 45 Bo 43 55 9 20 Eten Head— summit over 6 56 40 79 53 50 Lambayeque— beach opposite 6 46 00 79 59 30 9 10 4 00 3 Lobos de Tierra — central summit 6 26 45 80 52 50 Point Ahuja — western cliff summit 5 55 30 81 10 00 Sechura Town— church 5 35 00 80 49 45 Lobos Island— near Payta— south extreme... 5 13 35 81 13 10 Payta — Silla (or Saddle) — south summit ... 5 12 00 81 09 20 Payta— new end of town 5 05 30 81 08 15 9 00 3 20 3 Pariiia Point— extreme 4 40 50 81 20 45 Cape Blanco— under middle high cliff 4 16 40 81 15 45 Picos Point — extreme cliff 3 45 10 80 47 30 Point Malpelo— mouth of Tumbes River ... 3 30 40 80 30 30 8 50 4 00 10 Pun4 Island— Consulate on Point Espanola 2 47 30 79 57 45 9 00 6 00 11 Guayaquil— south end of city 2 13 00 79 53 30 8 30 7 00 II GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Hood Island — eastern summit 1 25 00 89 43 55 Charles Island— summit 1 19 00 90 32 00 Charles Island — Post Office Bay — south-"! east corner J I 15 25 90 31 30 9 40 2 10 6 N. w. MacGower Rocks — middle 1 08 30 89 59 30 Albemarle Island — Iguana Cove — south-'l west extreme J 59 00 91 32 15 9 30 2 00 6 N. Chatham Island— Watering Cove beach 56 25 89 33 25 Barrington Island — summit at west end 50 30 90 10 00 Chatliam Island — south-west point of Ste- phens Bay J 50 00 89 36 45 9 35 2 23 6i N.W. Chatham Island — eastern summit 44 15 89 20 45 Indefatigable Island— summit of Islet in\ N.W. Bay— Eden Islet / 33 25 90 37 45 9 30 1 56 6 N.W. Narborough Island — north-west extremity ... 20 00 91 44 45 Albemarle Island — Tagus Cove 15 55 91 26 45 James Island — Sugar Loaf near west end ... 15 20 90 56 40 9 36 3 10 5 N. James Island — cove on N. E. side 10 00 90 50 00 9 30 2 34 5 James Island — Adam Cove 10 00 NORTH. 90 50 00 9 40 •^ .4 5 Bindloes Island— southernmost summit 18 50 90 33 55 -1 Towers Island — westernmost cliff' 20 00 90 02 30 Abingdon Island — summit 34 25 90 48 lO 9 35 2 10 ^ N. W. Culpepper Islet— summit 1 22 55 91 53 30 Wenman Islet — north-western summit 1 39 30 92 04 30 -* From Callao to Guayaquil the longitudes depend upon Mr. Usboriie's survey, in the Consti- tucion. He had three chronometers fixed on board the vessel, and one which was used for . observations ; all four were good watches. If his whole meridian distance between Guayaquil 1 1 and Callao is incorrect, the error, whatever it may be, must be distributed equally along that { j)ortion of coast, but I do not think there is an error of two miles ; probably, indeed, there is not near so great a deviation from truth, as Mr. Usborne landed for observations continually, and can"ied a connected triangulation from Callao to Pun^.