nearly noon
Birds of this kind live in large forests , and as there are none here , on account of the size of this island , that shows they must come from some other one , or from the mainland . '' `` I hope you 're right , '' said Bob . `` We might be able to get to some other island in the gig , and then we would stand a better chance of being rescued . '' When the little party got back to camp , carrying a number of poles for the beginning of the hut , they found Captain Spark preparing to take an observation , as it was nearly noon . He asked Mr. Carr to assist him . In a few minutes , after taking the altitude of the sun through the sextant and working out a calculation from his table of figures , the captain was able to announce the result , giving the latitude and longitude of the island . `` Why , '' exclaimed Bob , `` that is about the location of the island shown on the parchment map that Captain Obed gave me . ''