East Coast of South America
PUB. 124 SAILING DIRECTIONS (ENROUTE) ★ EAST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA ★ Prepared and published by the NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Bethesda, Maryland © COPYRIGHT 2004 BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT NO COPYRIGHT CLAIMED UNDER TITLE 17 U.S.C. 2004 NINTH EDITION For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: http://bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail Stop: SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 Preface 0.0 Pub. 124, Sailing Directions (Enroute) East Coast of South 0.0 Dangers.—As a rule outer dangers are fully described, but America, Ninth Edition, 2004, is issued for use in conjunction inner dangers which are well-charted are, for the most part, with Pub. 160, Sailing Directions (Planning Guide) South omitted. Numerous offshore dangers, grouped together, are Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean. The companion volume is mentioned only in general terms. Dangers adjacent to a coastal Pub. 123. passage or fairway are described. 0.0 This publication has been corrected to 28 February 2004, 0.0 Distances.—Distances are expressed in nautical miles of 1 including Notice to Mariners No. 9 of 2004. minute of latitude. Distances of less than 1 mile are expressed in meters, or tenths of miles. Explanatory Remarks 0.0 Geographic Names.—Geographic names are generally those used by the nation having sovereignty. Names in paren- 0.0 Sailing Directions are published by the National Geospatial- theses following another name are alternate names that may Intelligence Agency (NGA), under the authority of Department appear on some charts.
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