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HANGCLIFF

Volume 10 · 45 words · 1815 Edition

HANGCLIFF, a remarkable point of land on the east coast of the largest of the Shetland islands. It is frequently the first land seen by ships in northern voyages. Captain Phipps determined its situation to be in W. Long. 56° 30′. N. Lat. 66° 9′.