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ety of Paris ; and to Sir Roderick Murchison, Presi- 

 dent of the Royal Geographical Society, London, and 

 Dr. Norton Shaw, its Secretary. The coast-range, 

 which forms such a conspicuous feature of Grinnell 

 Land, I have followed Dr. Kane in designating as Vic- 

 toria and Albert Mountains. 



The highest point attained by me I have called 

 Cape Lieber ; a remarkable peak rising above it, 

 Church's Monument ; and the Bay, which lies below 

 it, is named in respectful remembrance of Lady Frank- 

 lin. The conspicuous headland which I vainly at- 

 tempted to reach, on the last day of my northward 

 journey, I have named Cape Eugenie, thinking, in 

 this manner, to express my high appreciation of the 

 many acts of kindness to this expedition and to 

 myself which I owe to French citizens, by remember- 

 ing their Empress. . Another prominent headland ap- 

 pearing beyond it I designate as Cape Frederick VII., 

 in honor of the King of Denmark, to whose subjects 

 in Greenland I am indebted for so many serviceable 

 attentions. And to the noble headland which, in faint 

 outline, stood against the dark sky of the open sea 

 — the most northern known land upon the globe — 

 I name Cape Union, in remembrance of a compact 

 which has given prosperity to a people and founded 

 a nation. In naming the bay which lies between 

 Cape Union and Cape Frederick VII., I am desirous 

 of expressing my admiration of Admiral Wrangel, 

 whose fame in connection with Arctic discovery is 

 equaled by that of Sir Edward Parry only. And the 

 lofty peak which overlooks the Polar Sea from behind 

 Cape Eugenie, I name Parry Mountain. With this 

 eminent explorer I will now divide the honors of ex- 

 treme northern travel ; for, if he has carried the 



