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#Logged Positions of Captain Cook's journey from Batvia to Cape of Good Hope. January - February 1770
#Extracted from http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/c/cook/james/c77j/chapter10.html
Thursday, 17th latitude 7 degrees 32 minutes South; longitude 255 degrees 35 minutes West.
Friday, 18th latitude 7 degrees 55 minutes South; longitude 255 degrees 54 minutes West.
Saturday, 19th latitude 8 degrees 48 minutes South; longitude 255 degrees 51 minutes West.
Sunday, 20th latitude 9 degrees 14 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 15 minutes West.
Monday, 21st latitude 9 degrees 46 minutes South; longitude 257 degrees 5 minutes West.
Tuesday, 22nd latitude 9 degrees 29 minutes South; longitude 257 degrees 8 minutes West.
Wednesday, 23rd latitude 9 degrees 30 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 50 minutes West.
Thursday, 24th latitude 9 degrees 34 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 50 minutes West.
Friday, 25th latitude 9 degrees 44 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 44 minutes West.
Saturday, 26th latitude 9 degrees 56 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 32 minutes West.
Sunday, 27th latitude 10 degrees 12 minutes South; longitude 256 degrees 41 minutes West.
Monday, 28th latitude 11 degrees 0 minutes South; longitude 257 degrees 27 West.
Tuesday, 29th latitude 11 degrees 57 minutes South; longitude 258 degrees 15 minutes West.
Wednesday, 30th latitude 12 degrees 48 minutes South; longitude 258 degrees 59 minutes West.
Thursday, 31st latitude 13 degrees 42 minutes South; longitude 259 degrees 55 minutes West.
Friday, February 1st latitude 14 degrees 44 minutes South; longitude 261 degrees 40 minutes West.
Saturday, 2nd latitude 15 degrees 48 minutes South; longitude 264 degrees 16 minutes West.
Sunday, 3rd latitude 16 degrees 40 minutes South; longitude 266 degrees 16 West.
Monday, 4th latitude 17 degrees 30 minutes South; longitude 268 degrees 32 minutes West.
Tuesday, 5th latitude 18 degrees 6 minutes South; longitude 270 degrees 54 minutes West.
Wednesday, 6th latitude 18 degrees 30 minutes South; longitude 272 degrees 28 minutes West.
Thursday, 7th latitude 18 degrees 58 minutes South; longitude 276 degrees 19 minutes
Friday, 8th latitude 19 degrees 24 minutes South; longitude 278 degrees 50 minutes.
Saturday, 9th latitude 19 degrees 58 minutes South.
Sunday, 10th latitude 20 degrees 28 minutes South; longitude 281 degrees 12 minutes West.
Monday, 11th latitude 20 degrees 58 minutes South; longitude 283 degrees 22 minutes West.
Tuesday, 12th latitude 21 degrees 25 minutes South; longitude 284 degrees 46 minutes West.
Wednesday, 13th latitude 21 degrees 51 minutes South; longitude 286 degrees 15 minutes West.
Thursday, 14th latitude 22 degrees 21 minutes South; longitude 288 degrees 3 minutes West.
Friday, 15th latitude 22 degrees 40 minutes; longitude 290 degrees 15 minutes West.
Saturday, 16th latitude 22 degrees 52 minutes South; longitude 292 degrees 20 minutes West.
Sunday, 17th latitude 23 degrees 20 minutes South; longitude 295 8 minutes West.
Monday, 18th latitude 23 degrees 57 minutes South; longitude 297 degrees 46 minutes West.
Tuesday, 19th latitude 24 degrees 26 minutes South; longitude 300 degrees 5 minutes West.
Wednesday, 20th latitude 24 degrees 57 minutes South; longitude 302 degrees 21 minutes West.
Thursday, 21st latitude 25 degrees 21 minutes South; longitude 306 degrees 34 minutes.
Friday, 22nd latitude 26 degrees 5 minutes South; longitude 308 degrees 54 minutes.
Saturday, 23rd latitude 26 degrees 59 minutes; longitude 311 degrees 28 minutes.
Sunday, 24th latitude 27 degrees 45 minutes South; longitude 313 degrees 41 minutes.
Monday, 25th latitude 28 degrees 49 minutes South; longitude 316 degrees 6 minutes.
Tuesday, 26th latitude 29 degrees 6 minutes South; longitude 315 degrees 24 minutes West.
Wednesday, 27th latitude 29 degrees 30 minutes South; longitude 317 degrees 25 minutes West.
Thursday, 28th latitude 29 degrees 37 minutes South; longitude 319 degrees 5 minutes West.
Friday, March 1st latitude 29 degrees 41 minutes South; longitude 320 degrees 26 minutes West.
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