Santiago Island (Pacific Ocean)
1 whaling voyage of the atlas came to Santiago Island (Pacific Ocean), which their keepers wrote as “James Island”, “James Isl”.
Visits
- Bengal, 1832–35: October 4, 1832, at anchor, 2 days.
- Bengal, 1832–35: October 9, 1832, off, 3 days.
- Bengal, 1832–35: April 13, 1834, off, 1 day.
What the logs record there
- 1832 · Bengal: Crewman rescued from mountain without water.
- 1832 · Bengal: Crewman lost in volcanic mountains.
- 1832 · Bengal: Keeper terrified by rugged volcanic landscape.
- 1832 · Bengal: Encountered iguanas, lizards, and snakes.
- 1832 · Bengal: Observed egg-laying tortoises on James Island.
- 1832 · Bengal: Hunted for galapagos tortoises on shore.
- 1832 · Bengal: Collected giant tortoises.
- 1832 · Bengal: Took thirty-five terrapin at James Island.