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The Evening Bulletin
Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky
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Official surveys along southern Porto Rico reveal coastline measurement errors, shortening the charted 50-mile stretch from Ponce eastward to 43 miles, requiring map adjustments. Similar errors may reduce the island's total area.
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Washington, Aug. 23.-The recent official surveys along the southern coast of Porto Rico show that the coast line is much more in error than has been supposed by scientists. Information now at hand discloses the fact that from Ponce to the eastward charted as 50 miles, the actual distance is but 43 miles, necessitating a contraction of the shore line on maps and charts to the extent of seven miles for that stretch alone. If that proportion of error is found to hold good for the whole island its actual area will be greatly circumscribed by the results of the surveys.
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Primary Location
Porto Rico
Event Date
Aug. 23
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contraction of shore line by seven miles from ponce eastward; potential reduction in island's total area
Event Details
Recent official surveys show the southern coast line of Porto Rico is more erroneous than supposed, with the charted 50-mile distance from Ponce eastward actually 43 miles, requiring map and chart adjustments. If proportional error applies island-wide, actual area will be greatly reduced.