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Alphabetical list The following is a list of Alaskan place names found in logbooks. Where possible, the name contains a link to more information. Note that latitude and longitude are given in decimal degrees . A latitude with no sign (positive) is in the northern hemisphere. A latitude with a negat...

post171 Transcriber created maps A Google Map covering a specific ship or area is a good example of a much appreciated contribution. We will collect them here. The cruise of the USS Concord by Pommy Stuart Concord 1897 onward voyage by Pommy Stuart Albatross 1900 cruise by Danny252

post170 Custom Google Earth map https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49785986467_8b4c4fea2c_o.png Alaskan Place Names For more information on Google Earth maps, see the Welcome topic. A Google Maps Chart https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49785242283_83aff407a3_o.png of this area is also available ...

Reading place names mentioned in the logbooks and locating the places can be challenging. So, we have created topics like this to help. In this topic we have links to Alaskan place name resources on the internet. We also have a Custom Google Earth map for Alaska, an Alphabetical list of Alaskan pla...

OW Tools is a set of miscellaneous geographical tools by propriome and mapurves: https://owtools.scienceontheweb.net/ The actual set of tools includes: Anchorage Bearings - Given an approximative location it will draw coloured lines for the provided bearings. Location can then be moved around. Match...

post51 Definitions of some useful geographical terms From: http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/feature_designation_code_help.html unless otherwise noted. Anchorage - an area where vessels may anchor Atoll(s) - a ring-shaped coral reef which has closely spaced islands on it encircling a lagoo...

post50 Template for alphabetical lists If you wish to use this, just replace the descriptions with the data and replace the 'http://' after the 'url=' with the link. [br] [table] [tr] [td]Country/State/Province[/td][td][url=http://][color=#0000cc]Place Name[/color][/url][/td][td]Latitude[/td][td]Lo...

post49 Using Google Earth maps Here is some advice and a few hints about using our maps for Google Earth. If you are already familiar with Google Earth, you could probably skip this post. Since a complete tour of all Google Earth features would require a vast amount of time and space, we will try t...

Do you want to track down every place mentioned in your logbook? Do you want to look at what other people have found? Welcome to the world of eXtreme transcribing! [br] [hr] [br] Reading place names mentioned in the logbooks and locating the places can be challenging. So, we have created this board ...