14 COOK'S FIRST VOYAGE MARCH' 



nothing upon it. At noon, our latitude, by observ- 

 ation, was 46 S. About two it cleared up, and 

 the land appeared to be high, rude, and mountain- 

 ous : about half an hour after three I hauled in for 

 a bay, in which there appeared to be good anchor- 

 age ; but in about an hour, finding the distance too 

 great to run before it would be dark, and the wind 

 blowing too hard to make the attempt safe in the 

 night, I bore away along the shore. 



This bay, which I called Dusky Bay, lies in 

 latitude 45 47' S. : it is between three and four miles 

 broad at the entrance, and seems to be full as deep 

 as it is broad: it contains several islands, behind 

 which there must be shelter from all winds, though 

 possibly there may not be sufficient depth of water. 

 The north point of this bay, when it bears S. E. by 

 S., is rendered very remarkable by five high peaked 

 rocks which lie off it, and have the appearance of 

 the four fingers and thumb of a man's hand, for 

 which reason I called it Potnt Five Fingers : the 

 land of this point is farther remarkable, for being 

 the only level land within a considerable distance. 

 It extends near two leagues to the northward, is 

 lofty, and covered with wood : the land behind it is 

 very different, consisting wholly of mountains, totally 

 barren and rocky ; and this difference gives the Cape 

 the appearance of an island. 



At sunset, the southermost land in sight, bore 

 due south, distant about five or six leagues ; and as 

 this is the westermost point of land upon the whole 

 coast, I called it West Cape. It lies about three 

 leagues to the southward of Dusky Bay, in the lati- 

 tude of 45 54' S. and in the longitude of 193 17' W. 

 The land of this Cape is of a moderate height next 

 the sea, and has nothing remarkable about it, except 

 a very white cliff, two or three leagues to the south- 

 ward of it : to the southward of it also the land 

 trends away to the S. E. and to the northward it 

 trends N. N. E. 



