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 COAST80P AUSTRALIA. 73 southerly. and south, east winds prevail on the. tsm.. ctst, they-m/ght much earlier effect their pas.'.i. sage to-the westw. The beach of. Hanover Bay is situated in la-. tirade 15 � f2l", ai 13' 40" W.. of our.ob- servatory at Careening Bay, which makes its long/rude 124 � 5". East of Greenwich. The next' morning (llth,) we. left. Hanover Bay, and steered out at the. distance of. a mile. II. and a half from the.western shore. After passing. round the western head, we entered a deep open. ing, and, running into it for some distance between a rocky shore on either side, came into an exten- sive basin, in the centre of which was a high island which we saw at. a distance last year, .and then called the Lump, from its shape.. As a.set .of bearings from this island was desirable, the vessel was anchored abreast of it at about a.mile and a .half from the shore; having landed upon it in t/me to observe the sun's mer/dional altitude in the artificial horizon, we ascended its summit,  obtained the desired bearings; we. also dis- erered Freycinet's.Island on,the horizon, bear. 'xg N./13 � W.; this island was distinguished easily by its form, which is that of an inverted basin..-. A large island lies in the centre of the e0trance of the port, by which two channels are o,,,, byGoogle

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