Chronological summary and guide to Whitney Expedition journals
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Creator Bryan, E. H. (Edwin Horace), 1898-1985; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection; American Museum of Natural History; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
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-11- Dec. 14 - Landed at Aratika at the west pass. Left for Papeete. Dec. 16 -- Arrive and ashore at Papeete, Tahiti. Jan. 27 -- 1923 - Left Papeete for the Tuamotus in the "France". Sight Point Venus. Jan. 29 -- Ashore at Mehitia. Jan. 31 -- Reach south side of Rangiroa (no landing). Feb. 1 -- West of Kaukura Island. Sighted Rangiroa and Arutua in north. Feb. 2 -- Landed at Arutea. Feb. 4 -- Left Arutea and ashore Ahii. Feb. 8 -- Left Ahii. Ashore Manihi. Feb. 8-21 -- At Manihi. Feb. 21 -- Left Manihi. Go north for Takaroa. Feb. 22 -- Sight and reach south end of Takapoto. Feb. 23 -- Ashore Takapoto. Feb. 24 -- Leave Takapoto for Takaroa. Feb. 25 -- Ashore at Takaroa. Mar. 2 -- Left Takaroa for Takapoto, again. Mar. 3 -- Ashore Takapoto. Left for south. Mar. 4 -- Sail along west side of Kauehi. Mar. 5 -- Ashore at Kauehi. Mar. 10 -- Left Kauehi for Baraka. Ashore Baraka.