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  • The land lieth south and north, containing in length between 300 and 400 miles, accounting from Cape Race, which is in 46 degrees 25 minutes, unto the Grand Bay in 52 degrees, of septentrional latitude.

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland Edward Hayes

  • The land lieth south and north, containing in length between 300 and 400 miles, accounting from Cape Race, which is in 46 degrees 25 minutes, unto the Grand Bay in 52 degrees, of septentrional latitude.

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s Voyage to Newfoundland. Paras. 1-49 1909

  • Here's Newfoundland, it's about 200 miles east of Cape Race.

    CNN Transcript Aug 24, 2009 2009

  • Russian Government to Irkoutsk, is the link now wanted to supply direct and unbroken telegraphic communication from Cape Race, in Newfoundland, on the eastern coast of America, across the Western Continent, the

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Various

  • African mainland, is more than 900 m. distant, and Cape Race in

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Various

  • In _Nature_, 37-187, and _L'Astronomie_; 1887-76, we are told that an object, described as "a large ball of fire," was seen to rise from the sea, near Cape Race.

    The Book of the Damned Charles Fort

  • Yet for inducing men of skill to make conjecture, by our course and way we held from Cape Race thither, that thereby the flats and dangers may be inserted in sea cards, for warning to others that may follow the same course hereafter, I have set down the best reckonings that were kept by expert men, William Cox, Master of the

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland Edward Hayes

  • Pacific Ocean, and the Eastern Continent, to Cape Clear, in Ireland, the westernmost projection of Europe; and when a submarine cable shall be successfully laid between Cape Clear and Cape Race, will complete a telegraphic circuit around the earth between the parallels of forty-two and sixty-five degrees of north latitude.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 97, November, 1865 Various

  • September, the heat is somewhat more than in England at those seasons: so men remaining upon the south parts near unto Cape Race, until after holland-tide (All-hallow-tide -- November 1), have not found the cold so extreme, nor much differing from the temperature of England.

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland Edward Hayes

  • Monday in the afternoon we passed in sight of Cape Race, having made as much way in little more than two days and nights back again, as before we had done in eight days from Cape Race unto the place where our ship perished.

    Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland Edward Hayes

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