1231 examples of south-east in sentences

This point of confluence is at Fort Selkirk, in the Northwest Territory, about 125 miles south-east of the Klondyke.

There are besides many lovely walks around the capital, particularly among and around the craggy heights of the south-east.

The river took a south-west course, receiving two large tributaries from the south-east, one of ninety and the other of fifty yards in width.

Our average course to-day was nearly east, occasionally crossing channels coming from the south-east.

The winds continued to blow almost uninterruptedly from the east and south-east during the first four months, veering to the south-south-east and south and occasionally to the north-east.

Our course was now south-east to a range of rocky hills, which we could not ascend with our horses from their steep and rocky character.

At 6.5 a.m. left the camp and followed the gully to the east-south-east; at 7.0 crossed a sandstone ridge, and beyond it a large creek from the south-west, in the bed of which there were some fine pools of water.

Here granite rock was exposed on the bank of the creek, which now trended across the valley to the south-east, with a broad sandy bed from a quarter to half a mile in width, but quite dry and overgrown with bushes; at 4.5 reached the hills which bounded the valley to the south-east, and the creek entering a deep gorge which, by concentrating its waters, had formed a fine pool, at which we encamped.

At 5.25 turned to the south-east, following a small gully.

Proceeding from Coigan-zu, we ride one days journey to the south-east, on a stone causeway, on both sides of which are great fences with deep waters, through which people may pass with proper vessels[10], and there is no entrance into Mangi but by this causeway except by shipping.

With this idea in mind he cast about for a suitable resting-place for his small flock, and discovered what he imagined his goal in Taif, a village south-east of Mecca, upon the eastern slopes of Jhebel Kora.

HOMUNCULUS North-westward, Satan, lies thy pleasure-ground; But, this time, we to the south-east are bound.

The next morning a third shoal was discovered, the south-east end of which, is in: Latitude 17 degrees 12 minutes: Longitude 119 degrees 35 minutes.

For a few days we had light south-westerly winds, but they soon gave place to the South-East trade, which carried us quickly to the South-West.

This was completed by night and at break of day we left the anchorage with a fresh breeze from East-South-East.

Those parts in this interval that yet require examination are some inlets on the south side of Clarence Strait, and one of more considerable size to the eastward of Cambridge Gulf, trending in to the south-east: otherways, the coast comprised within these limits has been sufficiently examined for all the purposes of navigation.

To the north of this point, however, the winds are always constant from the southward, and seldom or ever veer to the westward of south, or to the eastward of South-East by East; they generally are from South-South-East: fresh winds cause the weather to be hazy, and sometimes bring rain, which renders the navigation among the reefs in some degree dangerous.

On the south-east reef is a dry rocky islet.

The country between Cape Grenville and Cape York is low and sandy, with but few sinuosities in its coast line: it is exposed to the trade wind, which often blows with great strength, from South-East and South-East by East.

VALENTIA ISLAND has a reef off its north point, and another off its south-east point, each about a mile in extent.

This gale was from South-East at Sydney, and the most severe they had experienced for many years; it blew many vessels adrift and did other damage.) REMARKABLE HEADLANDS.

Two old coconuts and large quantities of pumicestone were picked up on the south-east side of the island.

The brig was obliged to stand off and on, as there is no anchorage off Oliliet during the south-east monsoon, which had now set in; but two boats were sent on shore to obtain supplies.

Pass on the north side of the buoy and then haul up South-East until the water shoals to five fathoms, or until Whale Head bears South-West by West; then steer North-East by East for Mount Martha, the next hill north of Arthur's Seat, until the latter bears South-East, when a course may be shaped for Hobson's Bay.) (***Footnote.

VIEW IN WATERING CREEK, SOUTH-EAST ISLAND, LOUISIADE ARCHIPELAGO.

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