Noon
It is now near noon , and he has sighted it . Captain Lantanas is not quite certain of what land it is . He knows it is the Veraguan coast , but does not recognise the particular place . Noon soon after coming on , with an unclouded sky , enables him to catch the sun in its meridian altitude , and so make him sure of a good sight . It gives for latitude 7 degrees 20 minutes North , while his chronometer furnishes him with the longitude 82 degrees 12 minutes West . As the Chilian is a skilled observer , and has confidence in the observations he has made , the land in sight should be the island of Coiba ; or an island that covers it , called Hicaron . Both are off the coast of Veragua , westward from Panama Bay , and about a hundred miles from its mouth ; into which the _ Condor _ is seeking to make entrance .