Polynesia, Or, An Historical Account of the Principal Islands in the South Sea, Including New ZealandOliver & Boyd, 1842 - 440 sider |
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Side 21
... direction , and nearly 5600 miles in the other . The principal clusters are the Lad- rone Islands ; the Caroline ; the Pelew ; the Solomon ; New Hebrides ; the Fijee ; the Sandwich ; the Marque- sas ; the Low , Coral , or Dangerous ...
... direction , and nearly 5600 miles in the other . The principal clusters are the Lad- rone Islands ; the Caroline ; the Pelew ; the Solomon ; New Hebrides ; the Fijee ; the Sandwich ; the Marque- sas ; the Low , Coral , or Dangerous ...
Side 23
... direction of which , from north to south , indicates a striking polarity in their structure . These chains , at the same time , gene- rally present , about the middle of their course , a decided bend from west to east . The best marked ...
... direction of which , from north to south , indicates a striking polarity in their structure . These chains , at the same time , gene- rally present , about the middle of their course , a decided bend from west to east . The best marked ...
Side 24
... direction of a chain , navigators might have rendered themselves almost certain of discovering new islands ; and even now they ought to employ the guidance of a prin- ciple which would , in some measure , obviate the hazard occasioned ...
... direction of a chain , navigators might have rendered themselves almost certain of discovering new islands ; and even now they ought to employ the guidance of a prin- ciple which would , in some measure , obviate the hazard occasioned ...
Side 34
... direction than in the other . The observations of this distinguished seaman have been amply confirmed by the reports of later voyagers ; and , in point of fact , the uniformity of the trade - winds near the equinoctial line is no longer ...
... direction than in the other . The observations of this distinguished seaman have been amply confirmed by the reports of later voyagers ; and , in point of fact , the uniformity of the trade - winds near the equinoctial line is no longer ...
Side 39
... direction in which it may itself have spread over the Indian Archipelago . It may be presumed that its progress was from the west towards the east ; and yet , some of the most copious and artificial dialects are found among the ...
... direction in which it may itself have spread over the Indian Archipelago . It may be presumed that its progress was from the west towards the east ; and yet , some of the most copious and artificial dialects are found among the ...
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