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sfrequenttheicebergsbreakloosefromthemasstheicewallhas
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 [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]yilai:
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