Yakutsk soon turned into a major base for further Russian expeditions eastward, southward and northward. Russia continued to expand southward and eastward into former Mongol lands. It is a widespread region radiating westward and southward from Washington, D.C. "Wahoo" continued on an easterly course, surfaced and continued her patrol of the Kurils southward. The fort was the northernmost Mexican outpost to halt any further Russian settlement southward. Lake Superior drains into the St. Marys River which then flows southward into Lake Huron. With little land in Thrace draining southward, almost all of these rivers flow from Anatolia. This has resulted in the current strengthening and extending southward. Rainfall varies by location in Colombia, tending to increase as one travels southward. The trustees briefly considered moving the entire cathedral slightly southward. Ontario and the prairie provinces see the highest frequency, particularly with southward extent. Palmer Land the part southward of that line. Bradford agreed and proposed an expedition southward of the Cape. After taking Khara-Khoto, the Mongols began a steady advance southward. Mahan was impressed by Russia's transcontinental size and strategically favorable position for southward expansion.