The nearest of the Falkland Islands by my reckoning then bore north 13 degrees west; distance 23 leagues.
In Captain Cook's general map, prefixed to his last voyage, it is placed in the same latitude but in 15 degrees west longitude.
But, between the longitude of Hilo and 128 degrees west longitude is a difference of twenty-seven degrees, or, roughly, sixteen hundred miles.
Upon one thing we were resolved: we would not cross the Line west of 130 degrees west longitude.
Here was Hilo and there was our objective, 128 degrees west longitude.
The rocks bear North 30 degrees West (by compass) from the northernmost point of the island, and North 8 degrees East (by compass) from the northernmost hummock.
The Cordilleras of Ancuma and Moquehua, and the longitudinal valley, or rather the basin of Titicaca, which they inclose, take a direction north 42 degrees west.
Further on, the two branches again unite in the group of the mountains of Cuzco, and thence their direction is north 80 degrees west.
One peaked hill alone appeared on the otherwise level horizon and this bore 68 degrees West of South.
On the margin of one of them, bearing 55 1/2 degrees West of North from our camp, a green hill of rather singular shape rose to a considerable height above the surrounding country.
But although I perceived a low ridge extending towards the west from the most southern part of Peel's range I also saw that it terminated in the low level of the plains at about 20 degrees West of South.
I directed Mr. Stapylton to ride in the direction of 30 degrees West of South (my intended route) and ascertain whether we were approaching any river.
We travelled about four miles north 30 degrees west, over plains and an open undulating box and raspberry jam tree country, to the lagoon which my companions had discovered.
A course north 30 degrees west, brought us to easterly creeks, one of which I followed down, when Brown called out that he saw the sea.
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