septentrional
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During this time Franklin, by an overland route, traversed the septentrional coasts of America from the River Mackenzie to Turnagain Point.
From The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne
And on this half, toward the west, is the kingdom of Turkestan, that stretcheth him toward the west to the kingdom of Persia, and toward the septentrional to the kingdom of Khorasan.
From The Travels of Sir John Mandeville by Sir John Mandeville
The land lieth south and north, containing in length between 300 and 400 miles, accounting from Cape Race, which is in 46 degrees 25 minutes, unto the Grand Bay in 52 degrees, of septentrional latitude.
From Sir Humphrey Gilbert's Voyage to Newfoundland by Edward Hayes
"And unless they have been able to double Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope," replied Shandon, "they must necessarily have rounded the septentrional coasts of America—that's what I call indisputable, doctor."
From The English at the North Pole Part I of the Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Jules Verne
Now while I’m examining them, watch closely, and see if you do not observe the peculiar curve of the nostril I was speaking to you about as characterising the septentrional species of the tribe.
From Parkhurst Boys And Other Stories of School Life by Talbot Baines Reed
