China Station, Japan, Pacific and Indian Ocean -- Discussion

[AvastMH]

French Polynesia Manihi Atoll -14.40592 -145.95208 Iles Tuamotu-Gambier Image

Please could the entry for Manihi Atoll gain a link to the 'Wilson Island' entry?

French Polynesia Wilson Island Iles Tuamotu-Gambier See Manihi Atol

Many thanks!

[Randi]

Ryukyu Islands: https://www.geonames.org/1855629/ryukyu-islands.html

[Matteo]

A little late, but i've added all (except one) the last places to the database and they will soon appear on reference thread

Thanks everyone for all the contributions!!

@Joan: No luck with that Hawaiian bay, but with a lot of imagination maybe one could read (both) the text as Kaiula? Kailua Bay is not too far from the westernmost point of the island

[Randi]

Hakodadi is probably https://www.geonames.org/2130188/hakodate.html
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 07-189.JPG

[AvastMH]

From the Cape Pigeon whaler: Jan 13th 1892
raised MacAskill Islands

Pingelap Atoll ca. 1 m
2081586
T ATOL atoll(s)
Micronesia FM » Pohnpei 02 » Pingelap Municipality PI
population : 438
6.215, 160.706N
6°12′54″ E 160°42′22″


Alternate names include;
McAskill
MacAskill

[AvastMH]

From Cape Pigeon, whaler Jan 14th 1892

Kittil Haorbour
Killie Harbor
Kittie harbor

Proper name:
Ronkiti Channel -30 m
2081494
H CHN channel
Micronesia FM » Pohnpei 02 » Kitti Municipality KT
6.77943, 158.16184

Alternative names:
Kiti Harbor

[AvastMH]

From Cape Pigeon, whaler Jan 14th 1892

Alcansian

Proper name:
Pohnpei Island 782 m
2081551
T ISL island
Micronesia FM » Pohnpei 02
population : 32395
6.89132, 158.2299

Alternative names:
Ascension Island

[sleepyowl]

My ship has been travelling through the Seto Inland Sea which doesn't seem to be in the China Pilot. I managed to find this online ... I didn't see it under the Japan links, here is the link in case it would be useful to include it.

https://www.forgottenbooks.com/en/downl ... 762176.pdf

[AvastMH]

That's jolly handy sleepyowl! I might stand a chance of finding some places from the Cape Pigeon's logbook

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From the Cape Pigeon whaler
April 23rd 1891
Raised Asolck Island

then noted later that day as Askold Island

Ostrov Askol’d ca. 235 m
2027398
T ISL island
Russia RU » Primorskiy (Maritime) Kray 59
42.7665, 132.34508

[Randi]

Royalist Haven
https://www.geonames.org/1629498/royalist-haven.html
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 7_0057.JPG

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Cocoa Nut Bay, Coconut Bay is Baie des Cocotiers
https://www.geonames.org/1585061/baie-d ... tiers.html
https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorag ... 7_0083.JPG

[sleepyowl]

I tried the maps provided on this site, they were fine for the Lower Yangtze, but for the upper Yangtze I couldn't find a lot of the places ... managed to find this online, "Sailing Directions for the Coast of China". It had most of the places mentioned in the logs.

https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=wf ... se&f=false

[Randi]

Good work!

[Michael]

[AvastMH]

25th Feb 1887 the whaler Coral anchors at Tinian

http://www.geonames.org/4041650/tinian- ... ality.html
Northern Mariana Islands MP » Tinian 120
15.029, 145.616

[AvastMH]

25th Feb 1887

Whaler Coral: Additional spelling: Sypan

Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Island 15.19434 145.74829 Saipan

[AvastMH]

Whaler Coral 16 April 1888: https://archive.org/details/logbookofco ... 0/mode/1up
'Lanicourt Rocks'

Dokdo ca. 79 m
Liancourt Rocks,竹島,독도
8062537
T ISLS islands
South Korea KR
alternate countries : JP
37.24201, 131.86495

South Korea

Dokdo

37.24201

131.86495

Also known as 'Liancourt Rocks'

South Korea

Liancourt Rocks

See Dokdo

South Korea

Lanicourt Rocks

See Dokdo

[AvastMH]

Whaler Coral 16 April 1888: https://archive.org/details/logbookofco ... 0/mode/1up
Daglitts Island:
The China Pilot: comprising the coasts of China, Korea, and Tartary (1861) P379
Matu Sima (Dagelet island of the French and Dajette of the Russian charts)
Agrees with description in Coral's log:
'Daglitts Island to West Lanicourt Rocks to SEast'.
Hi Matteo: please could these alternative names be advised to Geonames? Matu Sima is noted, but not Dagelet of Dajette. Thank you

Matsu-shima ca. 60 m
Matsu-shima,Matu Sima
1857484
T ISL island
Japan JP
36.10713, 133.16254

Japan

Matsu-shima

36.10713

133.16254

Japan

Matu Sima

See Matsu-shima

Japan

Daglitts Island

See Matsu-shima

Japan

Dagelet Island

See Matsu-shima

Japan

Dajette Island

See Matsu-shima

[sleepyowl]

While looking for the Poongee River, I found a Pilot, "Sailing Directions For the Malacca Strait and Sumatra" :

https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=Yk ... ei&f=false

[Randi]

[sleepyowl]

Here's an Asiatic Pilot for the South China Sea, useful for ships travelling from Hong Kong down to Singapore:

https://books.google.com.sg/books?id=ud ... ot&f=false