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Word: pichidangui (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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During the winter of 1923 a visit was made to the west coast of Chile. There, two miles off Pichidangui, was located the wreck of the British schooner Cape Horn, which went down in 1869 with a cargo of copper, lying in 53 fathoms (318 ft.) of water. Captain Leavitt declares that in some of his searches he went down to 60 fathoms (360 ft.). When the wreck was discovered, a difficulty came up. At 53 fathoms it was almost pitch dark; there was not enough light to work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Neptune's Epidermis | 1/26/1925 | See Source »

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