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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2010): Meteorological observations during HAMPSHIRE cruise from Funchal Road to St. Helena started at 1756-04-09 [dataset]. National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, United Kingdom, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.749526, In: Jones, Philip D; Wheeler, Dennis A; Können, Gunther P; Koek, Frits B; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; García-Herrera, Ricardo (2007): Climatological observations from ship logbooks between 1750 and 1854 (release 2.1) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.611088

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García-Herrera, Ricardo; Können, Gunther P; Wheeler, Dennis A; Prieto, Maria del Rosario; Jones, Philip D; Koek, Frits B (2005): CLIWOC: A Climatological Database for the World's Oceans 1750–1854 (and 10 more publications about CLIWOC results in the same volume). Climatic Change, 73(1-2), 1-12ff, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-005-6952-6
Funding:
Fifth Framework Programme (FP5), grant/award no. EVK2-CT-2000-00090: Climatological Database for the Worlds Oceans: 1750-1854
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -8.078256 * Median Longitude: -18.477674 * South-bound Latitude: -30.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -30.940000 * North-bound Latitude: 29.720000 * East-bound Longitude: 3.500000
Date/Time Start: 1756-04-09T13:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1756-07-04T12:00:00
Event(s):
Hampshire_17560409_NMM_ADM/L/H20 * Latitude Start: 32.270000 * Longitude Start: -16.930000 * Latitude End: -15.890000 * Longitude End: -5.750000 * Date/Time Start: 1756-04-09T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 1756-07-04T00:00:00 * Campaign: Cliwoc_cruise * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT) * Comment: Ship: Hampshire, Voyage: Funchal Road - St Helena, 1st Observer: Coningsby Norbury (Captain), 2nd Observer: William Forster (2nd Officer/Lieutenant), Company: Royal Navy, Other ship information: 50G 853BM
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
Wind directiondddegWind direction (from which the wind is blowing) in whole degrees from: 1-360; 361 = calm, 362 = variable. It is not clear from many logbook entries whether the wind direction has been corrected for the magnetic variation (or declination). To avoid any misunderstanding, all winds from reports that included a valid position in the period 1750-1854 were corrected. All other wind directions are given without being corrected.
Wind speedffm/scalculated from the descriptive terms of wind force given in the observations
LandmarkLandmarkName of first landmark
BearingBearingBearing of the first landmark
Distance to landmarkDistancearbitrary unitsDistance to the first landmark
CourseCourseCourse of the ship during the past 24 hours
10 DistanceDistancearbitrary unitsDistance travelled during the previous 24 hours
11 CommentCommentOther remarks, that were not possible to put in the other remark fields
12 DeclinationDecldegIt is generally accepted by the CLIWOC team that the wind directions, reported by the ships officers, were relative to the magnetic North direction. Navigators were well aware of the difference between the true and magnetic north direction, but the compasses (we assumed that the bearing-compasses were mostly used for determining the wind direction) were not always adjusted. Therefore the wind direction has to be corrected. The magnetic declination (or variation, as it is known on board ships) is given for the whole CLIWOC period (1750-1850) for every 5x5 degree square. The number was added to the wind direction to get the true wind direction.
13 Wind direction descriptionWind dir descrAll reported wind directions on this day. The wind direction is the direction that points to where the wind comes from.
14 Wind force descriptionWind force descrAll reported wind forces on this day
15 Present weatherwwWeather description
16 Precipitation descriptionPrecip descr
17 State of the sea descriptionState sea descr
18 ClearnessClearness
19 GustsGusts1 If wind gusts are reported
20 Precipitation/RainRain1 If rain was reported
21 FogFog1 If fog was reported
22 Snow typeSnow1 If snow was reported
23 ThunderThunder1 If thunder and or lightning was reported
24 HailHail1 If hail was reported
25 Sea iceSea ice1 If sea-ice or icebergs were reported
26 IdentificationIDCLIWOC 2.1 line number
Size:
1643 data points

Data

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Date/Time

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Longitude

dd [deg]
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ff [m/s]
(calculated from the descripti...)

Landmark
(Name of first landmark)

Bearing
(Bearing of the first landmark)

Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance to the first landmark)

Course
(Course of the ship during the...)
10 
Distance [arbitrary units]
(Distance travelled during the...)
11 
Comment
(Other remarks, that were not ...)
12 
Decl [deg]
(It is generally accepted by t...)
13 
Wind dir descr
(All reported wind directions ...)
14 
Wind force descr
(All reported wind forces on t...)
15 
ww
(Weather description)
16 
Precip descr
17 
State sea descr
18 
Clearness
19 
Gusts
(1 If wind gusts are reported)
20 
Rain
(1 If rain was reported)
21 
Fog
(1 If fog was reported)
22 
Snow
(1 If snow was reported)
23 
Thunder
(1 If thunder and or lightning...)
24 
Hail
(1 If hail was reported)
25 
Sea ice
(1 If sea-ice or icebergs were...)
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ID
(CLIWOC 2.1 line number)
1756-04-09T13:0029.72-14.932456.7SALVAGESN65:55E17S65:55E52.00-14SBW, SWBS, WBSMODERATESOME RAINCLOUDY0100000107255
1756-04-10T13:0028.66-15.482902.6FORTAVENTURA (FUERTEVENTURA)EBS12-14WSW, W, NWBWLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000107256
1756-04-11T13:0027.59-16.043122.6GRAND CANARYWBN6-14WNW, NWBNLITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000107257
1756-04-12T13:0026.53-16.59326.7GRAND CANARYN29:50E26S29:50W78.00-13CALM, NEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATE0000000107258
1756-04-13T13:0024.58-17.744519.0GRAND CANARYN32:27E73SWBS141.00-11NEBEFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000107259
1756-04-14T13:0022.63-19.16346.7GRAND CANARYN26:31E111SWBS141.00-11NEMODERATECLOUDY0000000107260
1756-04-15T13:0020.65-20.743519.0GRAND CANARYN34E169SW3/4S148.00-10NEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER FRESH GALESMIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000107261
1756-04-16T13:0018.65-21.76586.7GRAND CANARYN32:17E213S25:25W133.00-10ENEMODERATEFAIR0000000107262
1756-04-17T13:0017.03-22.18256.7GRAND CANARYN30:00E246S15W101.00-9NEBNMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000107263
1756-04-18T13:0015.63-22.2426.7GRAND CANARYN27:14E271S1/4W84.00-9NE, NBEMODERATEHAZY0000000107264
1756-04-19T13:0014.05-22.333406.7GRAND CANARYN24:20E299S1/4W95.00-9NNE, NBWMODERATEHAZY0000000107265
1756-04-20T14:0012.77-22.533536.7GRAND CANARYN23:37E325S8:52W78.00-7NNE, NMODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000107266
1756-04-21T13:0011.00-22.14156.7GRAND CANARYN20:22E356S12:14E109.00-8NNEMODERATEHAZY0000000107267
1756-04-22T13:009.15-21.39826.7GRAND CANARYN16:37E385S22:49W116.00-8NNE, EMODERATEHAZY0000000107268
1756-04-23T13:008.08-20.36376.7GRAND CANARYN13:04E402S43:38W88.00-8NEMODERATESOME LIGHTNING FROM THE SEHAZY0000100107269
1756-04-24T13:006.80-19.29386.7GRAND CANARYN9:33E424SE1/4S99.00-7NEMODERATEHAZY0000000107270
1756-04-25T13:006.10-18.931286.7GRAND CANARYN8:25E436S27:44E48.00-7NEBN, SEMODERATEMIDDLE THUNDER & LIGHTNING IN THE SEMIDDLE RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100100107271
1756-04-26T13:005.75-18.74612.6GRAND CANARYN7:52E442S27:48E24.00-7CALM, ENEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CALMS, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN0100000107272
1756-04-27T13:005.33-18.883622.6GRAND CANARYN8:3E451S17:45W27.00-7VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CALMS, LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAIN0100000107273
1756-04-28T13:004.90-18.51612.6GRAND CANARYN7:2E458S40:00E34.00-7CALM, NNE, ENEFIRST PART CALM, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDMIDDLE AND LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGMIDDLE AND LATTER RAIN0100100107274
1756-04-29T13:004.30-18.133610.0GRAND CANARYN5:59E470S32:30E43.00-7CALM, ESE, CALMFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CALM, MIDDLE MODERATEMIDDLE LIGHTNING TO THE WMIDDLE CLOUDY0000100107275
1756-04-30T13:004.70-18.133622.6GRAND CANARYN6:2E463N24.00-7CALMS WITH VARIABLE WINDSLITTLE WINDS AND CALMSLIGHTNING TO THE SE0000100107276
1756-05-01T13:004.15-17.833622.6GRAND CANARYN5:50E463S80:30E18.00-7VARIABLELITTLE WINDS AND CALMSLIGHTNING TO THE SE0000100107277
1756-05-02T13:004.52-17.993622.6GRAND CANARYN5:46E465S51:20W13.00-7CALMS AND VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS LITTLE WINDS AND CALMS, MIDDLE SQUALLY0000000107278
1756-05-03T13:003.92-18.431516.7GRAND CANARYN6:34E478S35:45W45.00-7EBS, SE, SSEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY, MIDDLE FAIR0000000107279
1756-05-04T13:003.73-18.831512.6GRAND CANARYN9:25E482S65:20W26.00-7SEBS, CALM, SSEFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDS AND CALMSMIDDLE AND LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNINGFIRST PART CLOUDY0000100107280
1756-05-05T13:003.52-19.531282.6GRAND CANARYN8:55E489S72:48W44.00-7SSE, S, SEFIRST PART MODERATE, AT 1/2 PAST 1PM A SQUALL WITH A WHIRLWIND, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDSMIDDLE AND LATTER THUNDER AND LIGHTNING. AT 1/2 PAST 1PM WHIRLWIND WENT JUST CLEAR OF US AHEAD, IT WAS ABOUT 12 FEET LONGAT 1/2 PAST 1PM MUCH RAIN0100100107281
1756-05-06T13:002.95-20.381516.7GRAND CANARYN10:33E503SWBW61.00-7SEBE, ESE, SSEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE FRESH GALESFAIR0000000107282
1756-05-07T13:002.43-21.131856.7GRAND CANARYN11:57E516S55:23W55.00-7SEBS, SBE, SBWMODERATESOME RAINHAZY0100000107283
1756-05-08T13:001.93-22.211636.7GRAND CANARYN13:54E530S65:18W72.00-7SEBS, SBEMODERATEFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000107284
1756-05-09T14:001.65-22.66306.7GRAND CANARYN14:39E537S56:19W53.00-4SSW, CALM, NEBNFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE, MIDDLE CALMFIRST AND LATTER PARTS SOME RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100000107285
1756-05-10T14:001.20-23.281656.7GRAND CANARYN16:37E549SW3/4W46.00-4SSE, SBEMODERATEFAIR0000000107286
1756-05-11T14:000.70-24.261656.7GRAND CANARYN17:12E565S63:00W66.00-4SSE, SBEMODERATEFAIR0000000107287
1756-05-12T14:00-0.33-24.941206.7GRAND CANARYN17:51E588S33:39W74.00-4SEBS, SEBEMODERATEFAIR0000000107288
1756-05-13T14:00-1.37-25.1497GRAND CANARYN17:37E609S11:00W63.00-4SE, EBSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000107289
1756-05-14T14:00-2.37-25.68131GRAND CANARYN17:51E632S23:30W65.00-4ESE, SEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000107290
1756-05-15T14:00-3.43-26.39121GRAND CANARYN18:34E656S33:52W77.00-3SSE, SEBESQUALLYRAIN0100000107291
1756-05-16T14:00-4.30-26.8898GRAND CANARYN18:52E676S29:15W60.00-3SE, EBSSQUALLYRAIN0100000107292
1756-05-17T14:00-5.42-27.4198GRAND CANARYN19:6E700S25:38W74.00-3SE, EBSSQUALLYRAIN0100000107293
1756-05-18T14:00-6.55-28.3410019.0GRAND CANARYN19:52E728SW1/2S88.00-1SE, EBSFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000107294
1756-05-19T14:00-8.07-28.6412419.0GRAND CANARYN19:32E759SBW93.000EBS, SEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000107295
1756-05-21T14:00-11.23-29.7312419.0GRAND CANARYN19:28E825S22:00W112.000ESE, SEBEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000107296
1756-05-22T14:00-12.43-30.241136.7GRAND CANARYN19:33E851SSW78.000ESEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLY, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAINLATTER FAIR0100000107297
1756-05-23T14:00-13.43-30.691252.6GRAND CANARYN19:52E871S24:00W66.001ESE, S, SEBELITTLE WINDSSOME SMALL RAIN0100000107298
1756-05-24T14:00-14.38-30.94912.6GRAND CANARYN19:29E892S15:00W59.001ESE, ELITTLE WINDSSOME SMALL RAIN0100000107299
1756-05-25T14:00-15.23-30.9491GRAND CANARYN19:11E909S51.001EBS, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FAIR, LATTER CLOUDY0000000107300
1756-05-26T14:00-16.38-30.8380GRAND CANARYN18:35E929S5:49E70.001E, EBNFIRST PART LITTLE WINDMIDDLE DRIZZLING RAINFIRST PART CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0100000107301
1756-05-27T14:00-16.87-30.583612.6GRAND CANARYN18:7E937S27:21E33.001EBN, NEBE, CALMLITTLE WINDS AND CALMS0000000107302
1756-05-28T14:00-16.93-30.583612.6GRAND CANARYN18:7E938S4.001SEBE, SE, CALMLITTLE WINDS AND CALMS0000000107303
1756-05-29T14:00-17.05-29.881706.7GRAND CANARYN16:41E933S80:00E43.001SW, S, SBEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS MODERATE WITH SQUALLSFIRST AND LATTER PARTS RAINFIRST AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100000107304
1756-05-30T14:00-17.28-29.633622.6GRAND CANARYN16:53E939S48:48E21.001VARIABLELITTLE WINDS AND CALMS0000000107305
1756-05-31T14:00-18.30-28.691936.7GRAND CANARYN15:29E955S41:02E81.002WNW, W, SBWMODERATEGREAT SW SWELLHAZY0000000107306
1756-06-01T14:00-18.70-28.211266.7GRAND CANARYN14:49E959S49:26E37.002S, SBE, SEBEMODERATEGREAT SW SWELLCLOUDY0000000107307
1756-06-02T14:00-19.90-27.94586.7GRAND CANARYN12:9E981S11:48E74.002ESE, NEBEMODERATESOME SMALL RAINCLOUDY0100000107308
1756-06-03T14:00-24.38-26.7146GRAND CANARYN12:24E1004S37:47E113.001EBN, NEMIDDLE FRESHMIDDLE FRESHFIRST AND LATTER FAIR, MIDDLE HAZY0000000107309
1756-06-04T14:00-22.32-24.96116.7GRAND CANARYN10:18E1016S60:26E114.000NE, NBEMODERATESOME RAINHAZY0100000107310
1756-06-05T14:00-22.68-26.23159TRINIDADAN52:28W74S74:46E83.001NW, W, SSEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER SQUALLSMIDDLE AND LATTER SOME RAINFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0100000107311
1756-06-06T14:00-22.45-24.901466.7TRINIDADAN64:10W91N78:56E73.000SBE, SEBSMODERATEHAZY0000000107312
1756-06-07T14:00-23.35-25.603626.7TRINIDADAN50:05W90S35:12W68.001VARIABLEMODERATE WITH SQUALLSSOME RAINCLOUDY0100000107313
1756-06-08T14:00-24.73-25.7091TRINIDADAN38:25W109S1/4W83.001ESE, EFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS RAINFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS CLOUDY, LATTER FAIR0100000107314
1756-06-09T14:00-26.12-24.503519.0TRINIDADAN38:10W144S37:40E105.001ESE, NEBNFRESH GALESFAIR0000000107315
1756-06-10T13:00-27.52-22.1533719.0TRINIDADAN42:49W192SEBE150.00-1NE, NNWFRESH GALES WITH SQUALLSSOME RAINHAZY0100000107316
1756-06-11T13:00-27.87-19.9315722.6TRINIDADAN49:12W227S79:47E119.00-1NNW, VARIABLE, SSESTRONG GALES AND SQUALLYRAIN0100000107317
1756-06-12T13:00-27.75-19.611576.7TRINIDADAN50:36E229N67:36E18.00-1S, SE, SSEFIRST PART SQUALLY, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART RAINMIDDLE AND LATTER PARTS CLOUDY0100000107318
1756-06-13T13:00-27.70-19.212242.6TRINIDADAN51:54W234N85:00E24.00-1SEBS, CALM, SWLITTLE WINDS AND CALMSFAIR0000000107319
1756-06-14T13:00-28.63-17.551906.7TRINIDADAN52:41W269S57:45E106.00-1WSW, SW, SBWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES WITH SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEA GREAT SW SWELLLATTER FAIR0000000107320
1756-06-15T13:00-28.97-16.712676.7TRINIDADAN53:20W285S65:25E48.00-3SWBS, WSW, WFIRST PART LITTLE WIND, MIDDLE SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER PARTS FAIR0000000107321
1756-06-16T13:00-29.77-14.2029019.0TRINIDADAN55:38W330S70:00E143.00-3SW, WNWFRESH GALESA GREAT SW SWELLFAIR0000000107322
1756-06-17T13:00-29.97-10.6024219.0TRINIDADAN60:06W385S86:18E186.00-6WNW, WSWFRESH GALES WITH SOME SQUALLSSOME RAINHAZY0100000107323
1756-06-18T13:00-30.00-7.811976.7TRINIDADAN63:50W432S89:18E162.00SWELL HAS OCCASIONED OUR MAKING A MORE EASTERLY COURSE THAN OUR LOG WOULD HAVE GIVEN-6WSW, SSWFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES AND SQUALLS, LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS SOME RAINGREAT SW SWELLLATTER CLOUDY0100000107324
1756-06-19T12:00-30.00-5.4119519.0TRINIDADAN66:05470E125.00-9SSWFRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000107325
1756-06-20T12:00-29.52-4.052402.6TRINIDADAN68:16W489N68:00E79.00-9SSW, WSWFIRST PART MODERATE, MIDDLE AND LATTER LITTLE WINDFIRST PART FAIR, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000107326
1756-06-21T12:00-28.97-2.803626.7TRINIDADAN70:20W505N63:00E73.00-9VARIABLEMODERATECLOUDY0000000107327
1756-06-22T12:00-28.27-1.803622.6TRINIDADAN72:06W518ENE3/4N62.00-11VARIABLELITTLE WINDCLOUDY0000000107328
1756-06-23T12:00-28.55-1.513622.6TRINIDADAN72:2W524S65:00E17.00-11VARIABLELITTLE WIND AND CALMS0000000107329
1756-06-24T12:00-29.62-0.913626.7TRINIDADAN60:7W538S19:48E68.00-11VARIABLEFIRST AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST AND LATTER FAIR, MIDDLE CLOUDY0000000107330
1756-06-25T12:00-29.42-0.4836219.0TRINIDADAN70:53W547N68:50E33.00-11VARIABLEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS LITTLE WIND, LATTER FRESH GALESCLOUDY0000000107331
1756-06-26T12:00-27.221.6912319.0TRINIDADAN76:19W571N41:00E176.00-12SSE, SEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000107332
1756-06-27T12:00-25.082.0010119.0TRINIDADAN80:39W568N7:34E130.00-12SE, ESEFRESH GALES AND SQUALLYCLOUDY0000000107333
1756-06-28T12:00-23.102.751106.7TRINIDADAN84:45W576N19:00E127.00-14ESE, SEBEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS FRESH GALES, LATTER MODERATEHAZY0000000107334
1756-06-29T12:00-21.153.501206.7TRINIDADAN88:40W587NBE3/4E123.00-15SEFIRST PART FRESH GALES, MIDDLE AND LATTER MODERATEFIRST PART HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER CLOUDY0000000107335
1756-06-30T12:00-19.353.141766.7TRINIDADAS87:40W581NBW110.00-15SW, SBWMODERATEFIRST PRT HAZY, MIDDLE AND LATTER FAIR0000000107336
1756-07-01T12:00-17.152.1514419.0TRINIDADAS33:16W566N23:00W144.00-14S, SSEFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS MODERATE, LATTER FRESH GALESFIRST AND MIDDLE PARTS HAZY, LATTER FAIR0000000107337
1756-07-02T12:00-16.05-0.5114419.0TRINIDADAS80:10W517N67:04W169.00-14SSEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000107338
1756-07-03T12:00-16.27-1.0112119.0TRINIDADAS79:28W466S85:00W150.00-14SSE, SEFRESH GALESFIRST PART CLOUDY, MIDDLE AND LATTER HAZY0000000107339
1756-07-04T12:00-16.15-4.4114619.0TRINIDADAS78:42W441N85:15W85.00-12SEBS, SSEFRESH GALESHAZY0000000107340