ISBN: 9781162656229

We had sailed in a southeasternly direction from New York twelve days when we rounded Cape St. Roque, the eastern-most point of South America. A line drawn due north from this point would… Mehr…

We had sailed in a southeasternly direction from New York twelve days when we rounded Cape St. Roque, the eastern-most point of South America. A line drawn due north from this point would pass through the Atlantic midway between Europe and America. If we had sailed directly south we should have touched the western instead of the eastern coast, for the reason that practically the entire continent of South America lies east of the parallel of longitude which passes through New York. After sighting land we sailed along the coast three days before we cast anchor at Bahia, our first landing place. Two days more were required to reach Rio de Janeiro. When we afterwards sailed from Rio to Buenos Aires, Argentina, we spent three and one-half days skirting along the shore of Brazil. For eight and one-half days we sailed in sight of Brazilian territory, and had we been close enough to shore north of Cape St. Roque, we should have added three days more to our survey of these far-stretching shores. Brazil lies broadside to the Atlantic Ocean with a coast line almost as long as the Pacific and Atlantic seaboards of the United States combined. Its ocean frontage is about 4,000 miles in length. Books Literary Collections~~General Brazilian-Sketches~~T-B-Ray Kessinger Publishing Company<

ISBN: 1162656220

Paperback, [EAN: 9781162656229], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Book, [PU: Kessinger Publishing, LLC], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, This scarce antiquarian book is a … Mehr…

Paperback, [EAN: 9781162656229], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Kessinger Publishing, LLC, Book, [PU: Kessinger Publishing, LLC], Kessinger Publishing, LLC, This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work., 10132, Literary, 17, Literature & Fiction, 1000, Subjects, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 9781162656229

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