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Example sentences for "westermost"

Lexicographically close words:
weste; wester; westering; westerlies; westerly; western; westernmost; westers; westing; westlin
  1. The sayd day wee came to an anker within the Westermost point, about a league within the point and found in our sounding faire sand in ten fadome water, but you may go neere till you be in fiue or six fadome, for the ground is faire.

  2. Westermost part, and vpon the very corner thereof lie two greene places, as it were closes, and to the Westwards of the Cape the land parted from the Cape, as it were a Bay, whereby it may well be knowen.

  3. And the coast lieth from the said castle to the Westermost point of Trepoyntes, Southeast and by South, Northwest and by North.

  4. Westermost part of it, we saw a great ledge of rocks, which lie West from the Cape about 3.

  5. Being come within the Westermost point, we saw a faire road, and a small towne by the water side, and also a fort or platforme by it: there we purposed to come to anker, and our marchants to make some sale.

  6. Sebaldines have been already noticed as the north-westermost of the Falklands.

  7. On the 6th May we made the westermost of the islands of Juan Fernandez, otherwise called Mas a Fuero, distant twelve leagues N.

  8. Having a small breeze from shore we were fortunately able to stand off, and went to the westermost island, because we saw many shoals off the others.

  9. So we left these islands, naming the westermost the Island of Disappointment, because we made certain of procuring water here, but could not.

  10. Course to the Westward for the Westermost land we had in sight which bore from us West by North 1/2 North, and appeared very high.

  11. Westermost part of York Island bore South-East 1/2 South and the body of George's Island East 1/2 South.

  12. At 6 we were nearly the length of the North end of the Passage; the North Westermost point of the Main in sight bore North 54 degrees West, and the North end of the Island North-North-East, having an open Sea between these 2 points.

  13. At Sunset the Southermost Land in sight bore due South, distant 5 or 6 Leagues; and as this is the Westermost point of land upon the whole Coast I have called it West Cape.

  14. At Noon Cape Brett bore South-East, distant 13 Leagues, and the Westermost land in sight bore West by South, being at this time about 4 Leagues from Land.

  15. The one we lay in is on the South-West side of South-Westermost Island, that lies on the South-East side of the Bay.

  16. Near to the South Point of the Westermost Island is a Rock pretty high above Water, called Lamelin Shag Rock; in going into the Road between the Islands, you leave this Rock on your Larboard Side.

  17. Off the West Point of Laun Bay lay the Islands of the same Name, not far from the Shore; the Westermost and outermost of which lie W.

  18. Three of the Islands were pretty large; the Westermost is the biggest.

  19. The 22d day we got about the Westermost Point of all Mindanao, and stood to the Northward, plying under the Shore, and having the Wind at N.

  20. In the Afternoon, the Wind coming on fresh, we weathered the westermost Isle of the Barlings.

  21. We were over against the Westermost part of the Alpes, which we distinctly saw at about twenty Leagues distance, and appeared far higher than the Hills of Granada.

  22. From hence the Centurion steering the proper course for the river of Canton, she, on the 8th of July, discovered the island of Supata, the westermost of the Lema islands.

  23. At six o'clock in the morning of the 14th, the westermost part of Eimeo, or York island, bore S.

  24. The wind not permitting us to look in here, we steered for the westermost land in sight, which bore from us W.

  25. At sun-set, the southermost land in sight bore due south, distant about five or six leagues; and as this is the westermost point of land upon the whole coast, I called it West Cape.

  26. At six in the evening we anchored in ten fathom, with a sandy bottom, at about two miles distance from the main; the westermost part of which bore W.

  27. That in which we lay is on the south-west side of the south-westermost island, called Maturaro, on the south-east side of the bay.

  28. At six in the evening, we were abreast of the westermost point just mentioned, at about three miles distance, and because it rises abruptly from the low lands which surround it, I called it Cape Upstart.

  29. I named South Cape; the westermost land was a small island, lying off the point of the main.

  30. At noon we were about three leagues from the land; the westermost part of which that was in sight bore S.

  31. At six o'clock in the evening, we were nearly the length of the north end of the passage; the north-westermost point of the main in sight bore N.

  32. Cape Monday, which is the westermost land in sight on the south shore, W.

  33. These three islands make a kind of right-angled triangle with each other, the distance between the eastermost and westermost is about eleven miles, and their relative bearings are very nearly east and west.

  34. The latitude of the eastermost and westermost of these islands is 5° 31' S.

  35. The distance between the two westermost is nearly the same, and they bear to each other S.

  36. When we came to the westermost point of this island, we saw another, bearing S.

  37. About noon, finding there was no anchorage here, I bore away and steered along the shore to the westermost point of the island: The boats immediately followed us, and kept sounding close to the beach, but could get no ground.

  38. The westermost point of this bay is low, but the land soon rises again, and runs along to the N.

  39. At this time, we had the two westermost of the Tonyn Islands in one, bearing N.

  40. Between Hummock Island, which is the largest and westermost of them, and the islands to the eastward of it, which are all flat and even, is a passage running north and south, which appears to be clear.

  41. The eastermost is distant thirty-four miles due west from Tonikaky, and the westermost lies ten miles farther.

  42. This river, the largest and westermost branch of the Tapajos, rises in lat.

  43. Its westermost branch is the river Arinos, which intwines its sources with those of the Cuiaba at a short distance from those of the Paraguay.

  44. They further said that the Ceramers were their mortal enemies; yet that they were settled on the westermost point of Ceram in spite of the natives.

  45. The next morning we saw other land to the south-east of the westermost point, which till then was clouded; it was very high land, and the same that we saw the day before, that disappeared in a cloud.

  46. On the 10th in the evening we got within a league of the westermost land seen, which is pretty high and very woody, but no appearance of anchoring.

  47. When we were abreast of the Button, and about 2 leagues from the westermost point of Java, we had 34 fathom, small peppery sand.


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