NICARAGUA CANAL DISTANCES (2) |
U. S. Hydrographic Office, proving San Francisco to be on Asiatic Route to and from Brito, the Pacific Terminus of Canal. | Knots. | Knots. | | The shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama | .... | 7145 | | Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | | | San Francisco to Yokohama | 4536 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Yokohama via San Francisco is | .... | 7236 | | Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 91 | | Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | | | Honolulu to Yokohama | 3400 | |
Shortest practicable route from Brito to Yokohama via Honolulu | .... | 7610 | | Therefore excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 374 |
The shortest practicable route from Brito to Hong Kong | .... | 8740 | | Brito to San Francisco | 2700 | | | San Francisco to Hong Kong | 6060 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via San Francisco is | .... | 8760 | | Therefore excess of route via San Francisco over shortest practicable route is | .... | 20 | | Brito to Honolulu | 4210 | | | Honolulu to Hong Kong | 4917 | |
Therefore the distance from Brito to Hong Kong via Honolulu is | .... | 9127 | | Therefore the excess of route via Honolulu over route via San Francisco is | .... | 367 | The conditions as to the distances in Trans-Pacific Navigation apply approximately to all United States Pacific Coast Ports.
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