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holes in itand perpetual day reigns in that distant region. Tristand’Acunhaliestothesouthofthezoneoftheregularsouth- westwinds.Itsclimateismildandmoist.Theprevailingwindsarewest andnorth-westandduringthewinter—AugustandSeptember—south. Theislandwasinhabitedfrom1811byAmericanwhalefishers.After themEnglishsoldierswereinstalledtheretowatchtheSt.Helenaseas andtheseremaineduntilafterthedeathofNapoleonin1821.Several yearslaterthegroupofislandspopulatedbyAmericansandDutchmen fromtheCapeacknowledgedthesuzeraintyofGreatBritainbutthis wasnotsoin1839.Mypersonalobservationatthatdateconvincedme thatthepossessionofTristand’Acunhawasnotworthdisputing.Inthe sixteenth century the islands were called the Land of Life. Onthe5thofSeptemberinthemorningthetoweringvolcanoofthe chiefislandwassignalled;ahugesnow-coveredmasswhosecrater formedthebasinofasmalllake.Nextdayonourapproachwecould distinguishavastheaped-uplavafield.Atthisdistancethesurfaceof thewaterwasstripedwithgiganticseaweedsvegetableropesvarying inlengthfromsixhundredtotwelvehundredfeetandasthickasa wine barrel. HereIshouldmentionthatforthreedayssubsequenttothefindingof thefragmentoficeCaptain high heel jordansyilai: ugg boots clearance On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaafcda |
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