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Report on the Meteorology of Kerguelen Island (Classic Reprint) by S J Perry (Paperback / softback, 2016)

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Excerpt from Report on the Meteorology of Kerguelen Island From Observations taken during the Government Transit of Venus Expedition of 1874. The island of Kerguelen is situated in the central portion of the South Indian Ocean, about midway between South Africa and Australia, and a few hundred miles south of the track of the Australian clippers that round the Cape of Good Hope. Its latitude and longitude are approximately 50 S. And 70 E. Of Greenwich, and its extent 90 miles from E. To W. And 45 from N. To S. It has never been permanently inhabited but it was formerly a favourite resort of those engaged in the seal fishery, and it is still frequented by a few American sealers, who employ three schooners and a small barque for the collection of skins and for their transmission to the United States. The general aspect of the country is dreary in the extreme, and it has hence received the uninviting name of the Island of Desolation. Not a tree or large Shrub is to be seen anywhere, and all that meets the eye in every direction is rock and lake and bog. Near the East coast of the island the hills are mostly at-topped basaltic elevations, rising rather abruptly to great height, whilst in the South-east sharp mountain peaks form a marked feature in the landscape. The freshwater lakes are numerous, and the whole country, at least near the eastern extremity, is intersected by an endless succession of inlets, or arms of the sea, which stretch sometimes fully 12 miles inland. The thick fogs and high winds of the entire region in which Kerguelen is situated are proverbial, and h.m.s. Volage and Supply, which conveyed the astromers to their desolate station, experienced the full force of the violent storms and ermous waves, which follow each other in rapid succession. We were almost in sight of the island on October 6th, but dared t approach nearer on account of the violence of the wind and the thickness of the mist. After two days of suspense and of great suffering the wind abated, and we steered for the entrance to Royal Sound, situated at the extreme Eastern end of the island. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techlogy to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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ISBN-10
1333459831
ISBN-13
9781333459833
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229167892

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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
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English
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Popular Science
Author
S J Perry
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Popular Science

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229mm
Width
152mm
Weight
95g

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3mm
Date of Publication
02/09/2016
Content Note
, Black & White Illustrations
Country of Publication
United States

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