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lying in the latitude of .57 13' bore north-east half 

 east, ten miles distant ; and the coast extended from 

 north, 42 E. to west south-west. The north-east 

 extreme was lost in a haze ; but the point to the 

 south-west, whose elevated summit terminated in 

 two round hills, on that account was called Tzvo- 

 headed Point. This part of the coast, in which are 

 several small bays, is composed of high hills and 

 deep valleys ; and in some places we could see the 

 tops of other hills, beyond those that form the coast; 

 which was but little incumbered with snow, but had 

 a very barren appearance. Not a tree or bush was 

 to be seen upon it : and, in general, it had a brownish 

 hue, probably the effect of a mossy covering. 



I continued to ply to the south-west by west, as the 

 coast trended ; and at six in the evening, being mid- 

 way between Cape Barnabas and Two-headed Point, 

 and two leagues from the shore, the depth of water 

 was sixty-two fathoms. From this station, a low 

 point of land made its appearance beyond Two-headed 

 Point, bearing south, 69~ W. ; and without it other 

 land, that had the appearance of an island, bore 

 south, 59 W. 



At noon, on the 13th, being in latitude 56 49', 

 Cape St. Barnabas bore north, 52 E. ; Two-headed 

 Point north, 14 W. seven or eight miles distant ; 

 and the coast of the continent extended as far as 

 south, 7^ W. ; and the land seen the preceding even- 

 ing, and supposed to be an island, now appeared like 

 two islands. From whatever quarter Two-headed 

 headed Point was viewed, it had the appearance of be- 

 ing an island ; or else it is a peninsula, on each side 

 of which the shore forms a bay. The wind still con- 

 tinued westerly, a gentle breeze, the weather rather 

 dull and cloudy, and the air sharp and dry. 



We were well up with the southernmost land 

 next morning, and found it to be an island, which 

 was named Trinity Island. Its greatest extent is six 

 leagues in the direction of east and west. Each end 



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