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12
H.A.
0.573
G.M.T.
13.6
3438
1719
573
Corr. +
7.7928
L.M.T.
6h 5m 40s
Eq. line +
45.52
L.A.T.
6h 56 25.52
Sun's bearing
88° E
True
744
Compass Var.
16 2° 4' W.
Azimuth No. 4
April 19, Wed. 29th
-33 at-10 o'clock
King Christian Island is mine, I
believe; as I know of no one
who has ever been there.
Upon leaving camp
this morning I learned
that we were at least eight
miles eastward of the point,
which was quite a disappoint-
ment, leading me to believe
that we could not reach