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

TABLE OF THE VARIATIONS OF THE COMPASS. 87 Y\~ Lat. Long, Var. Date. Lat. Long. Var. jjaic. South. West. East. South. West. East. 1833. 1834. Marcl 12 51 30 57 54 18 42 Dec. 2 44 26 75 15 20 05 14 51 30 57 54 18 45 . 44 29 75 44 20 15 April 16 41 58 64 35 17 00 3 44 48 75 02 20 30 17 42 18 64 19 16 47 .. 18 44 52 76 18 21 24 'Aug. 2 41 17 61 13 14 23 .. 19 45 09 77 48 21 09 . 3 40 50 61 30 i5 55 . 45 10 77 51 21 53 4 40 53 61 50 16 27 .. 20 46 31 75 43 22 35 • • 5 40 53 61 30 16 44 .. 29 45 48 75 06 21 33 • • 6 40 27 62 00 16 16 .. 30 45 48 75 06 21 39 .« 22 39 10 60 41 15 07 1835. • • 26 38 57 61 58 15 11 Jan. 6 44 30 74 20 20 18 .. 30 38 57 61 58 14 56 7 43 58 74 20 20 36 ; Sept. 1 38 57 61 58 15 25 Feb. 28 38 18 72 30 17 22 iNov. 25 34 53 56 13 11 45 March 1 38 18 72 30 17 54 1 • • 29 34 53 56 13 11 21 .. 25 35 11 71 45 16 34 iDec. 7 34 45 56 48 12 11 ! 15 42 34 58 54 16 01 Note. — I: ence to the Galapagos Islands the 1 19 43 27 59 59 15 46 variations were all observed on shore • • 20 44 30 (ji 18 18 14 23 47 1 65 04 19 50 Sept. 12 4 42 84 48 9 27 1834. .• 13 2 58 85 16 9 23 i Jan. 1 47 45 66 00 20 30 NORTH. WEST. i • 7 48 10 67 30 20 50 Oct, 22 10 97 27 8 43 .. , . 48 46 64 24 19 18 FOUTH. 1 .. 8 48 47 67 15 21 23 .. 24 1 12 99 59 8 37 .. 48 45 66 00 18 22 .. 25 4 32 103 56 6 10 " 9 49 10 67 15 19 47 . . 3 39 102 54 8 20 1 * * 23 48 20 66 12 19 56 .. 26 5 31 105 02 7 47 1 « 48 26 66 09 19 31 .. 27 6 09 106 26 7 20 1 * * 26 52 07 68 05 21 40 .. 28 7 07 109 09 6 33 30 52 45 70 08 23 38 • . 7 47 100 24 6 03 iFeb. 11 53 18 67 15 22 00 .. 29 7 40 112 40 6 00 1 13 52 45 70 08 23 45 .. 30 8 21 113 51 6 00 . 14 53 23 69 08 24 40 8 47 115 18 6 19 1 17 53 15 67 61 24 12 .. 31 9 38 )i8 20 6 08 i •• 19 54 00 67 15 23 05 Nov. 1 10 04 119 48 5 04 1 24 55 48 66 23 23 31 • 10 27 121 16 4 35 April 1 50 15 64 15 19 52 2 11 14 123 59 4 54 12 49 47 65 16 22 50 • 3 11 33 125 10 6 06 .. 13 49 39 67 55 20 18 11 42 126 06 4 43 1 14 50 08 68 27 20 21 .. 4 11 52 127 21 5 38 1 .. 20 50 08 68 27 21 28 4 12 07 128 43 5 31 May 22 52 16 67 30 22 22 .. 6 13 11 132 11 6 20 June 13 52 51 11 28 25 47 .. 27 17 16 150 02 7 57 Nov. 10 33 04 72 09 17 16 .. 28 17 22 151 52 7 59 .. 18 38 08 77 12 17 27 > • 17 22 152 02 7 56 19 40 12 77 15 18 30 . 17 19 152 24 6 45 • • 40 12 76 56 17 30 -• 29 17 26 152 50 8 52 •• • • 39 06 77 09 17 36 • • 17 26 152 51 7 46 •• 20 40 30 76 45 18 58 • • • • 17 32 152 30 7 03 • • 40 30 76 46 18 65 ... 30 18 20 156 31 8 11 •• 27 41 42 74 00 19 09 Dec. 1 18 21 157 16 7 14 1 .. 30 43 46 77 05 19 42 2 18 32 158 01 8 23 1 • 43 46 11 05 20 11 • • • • 18 33 158 13 8 33 I Dec. I 44 22 76 42 18 54 .. 3 18 42 159 24 10 14 : •• 44 26 75 39 19 13 .. 18 44 159 27 9 25 .. 44 26 75 15 19 43 4 19 47 161 47 9 20 i 1 .. 44 22 76 42 19 01 . 20 17 163 05 8 38 •• 44 27 76 33 19 57 •• 5 21 17 165 24 9 28 1 1