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  Whale Cove (Oregon) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The cove is located at approximately 44 deg 44 min N latitude.
Ward proposed Whale Cove as the actual spot of Drake's landing based on its similarity to a (Click link for more info and facts about 16th century) 16th century map made by (Click link for more info and facts about Jodocus Hondius) Jodocus Hondius.
According to Ward, a portion of the peninsula protecting Whale Cove is submerged at (The tide when the water is highest) high tide creating a similar island.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/w/wh/whale_cove_(oregon)1.htm   (166 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Francis Drake
Although Drake's port has also been theorized to have been at Whale Cove (Oregon), and as far north as Comox, British Columbia, no one knows exactly where it was.
June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining.
Whale Cove is a small cove, approximately one-third of a mile (0.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Francis-Drake   (5776 words)

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