On the morning of the 24th, in latitude 12 degrees 5' south and longitude 94 degrees 33', we raised Keeling Island, a madreporic upheaving planted with magnificent coconut trees, which had been visited by Mr. Darwin and Captain Fitzroy. The Nautilus cruised along a short distance off the shore of this desert island.
Den 24sten 's morgens zagen wij op 12° 5' Z.B. en 94° 33' O.L. het koraleneiland Keeling, waarop prachtige kokospalmen groeiden, en dat door Darwin en kapitein Fits-Roy bezocht werd.