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Abrolhos Islands (Brazil)
Group of pointed rocky islands and associated dangerous reefs off Caravelas, Brazil, between latitudes 17° and 18° S. The name is from the Portuguese abre olhos, 'open your eyes', or 'keep your eyes open'. The Abrolhos archipelago was an obstacle to shipping between Rio de Janeiro and St. Salvadore (Bahia).

Abrolhos Shoal (also known as the 'Brazil Banks')
Dangerous shoals off the coast of Brazil.

Agnes Bank (NSW)
Andrew Thompson's farm, portion 29, parish of Castlereagh, a consolidated grant of 200 acres granted to John Howell and acquired by Thompson, with 78 acres added. It includes the southern end of the Yarramundi Lagoon. It is usually called 'Agnes Banks'.

Albion Farm (NSW)
The farm mentioned by Macquarie was Albion farm, at Woodville, on the Paterson River. It belonged to John Tucker. Macquarie refers to John Tucker, junior, born at Sydney on May 8th 1795. His father was storekeeper at Newcastle.

Allan's Farm (NSW)
Property belonging to David Allan near the junction of Bunburry Curran Creek with Georges River (at present day Macquarie Fields). He later received 2,200 acres at Red Point (near Port Kembla) in the Illawarra.

Anthlin (NSW)
William Browne's farm and comprised 3,000 acres on the west side of the Lake Illawarra. Browne was in occupation before 1822 but the grant was made in 1823. This property passed to the Osborne family. Also known as 'Yalla.'

Anseley [BANDAR-E ANZALI] (Iran)
Caspian Sea port city in Persia. Macquarie departed by boat from Anseley for Astrakhan (Russia) in July 1807.

Azores (also known as the 'Western Islands')
Island archipelago of volcanic origin located in the North Atlantic 800 miles (1400 kms) off the coast of Portugal, between Lat. 39°43' N and 36°55' N and Long. 24°46' W and 31°16' W. The nine largest islands lie in three widely separated groups, to the NW: Flores and Corvo; in the centre: Terceira, Graciosa, Sao Jorge, Fayal and Pico; and to the E: Santa Maria with the Formigas Islands and Sao Miguel, the principal island. Exposed throughout the year to strong winds, blowing from the NE in the summer and from the SW in winter. [In Portuguese known as Ilhas dos Acores - 'islands of the hawks'].

Discovered by the Portuguese in 1427 (though first mentioned by the Arab geographer, Edisi, in the twelfth century. The Azores played an important role in the exploration and later the trade with the New World. They also provided an important victualling place for British vessels in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

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