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Re: Point Venus, May 1774
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 13:59 -0700
From: Gary LaPook
Date: 2007 Apr 25, 13:59 -0700
Gary wrote: It's a very flat area maybe about half a mile in size or a little smaller, just up from the beach. The land is probably only about 3 or 4 feet above sea level. to the south a couple of miles is where the mountains start. Here is a link to a map of Tahiti: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/pacific_islands_1943_1945/tahiti_physical.jpg Her is link to the map collection: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/historical/pacific_islands_1943_1945.html On Apr 25, 11:28 am, Alexandre E Eremenkowrote: > Gary, > > > I don't know what happened there in May, 1774 but I do know what > > happened there on July 11, 2005, I sat there with my sailing crew > > drinking Hinano beer! The area is a park now with a lighthouse and a > > commemorative plaque to the 1769 expedition. > > Perhaps you have a picture of the place, > or remember what is the approximate height above sea level > of the place where the observatory stood? > Is it flat, or there is a cliff? > > Alex. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to NavList@fer3.com To , send email to NavList-@fer3.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---