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The Story of Geographical Discovery

CHAPTER XII
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Pallas surveys West and South Siberia.
1776-79.

Cook's third voyage; surveys North-West Passage; discovers Owhyhee (Hawaii), where he was killed.
1785-88.

La Perouse surveys north-east coast of Asia and Japan, discovers Saghalien, and completes delimitation of the ocean.
1785-94.

Billings surveys East Siberia.
1787-88.

Lesseps surveys Kamtschatka and crosses the Old World from east to west.
1788.


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