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peared a mountain of stupendous heiglit, which was 

 covered with snow. 



The narrowest part of the streight, through which 

 we had been driven with such rapidity, lies between 

 Cape Tierawitte, on the coast of Eaheinomauwe, 

 and Cape Koamaroo : the distance between them I 

 judged to be between four or five leagues, and, not- 

 withstanding the tide, now its strength is known, may 

 be passed without much danger. It is, however, 

 safest to keep on the north-east shore, for on that side 

 there appeared to be nothing to fear; but on the other 

 shore there are not onlv the islands and rocks which 

 lie off Cape Koamaroo, but a reef of rocks stretching 

 from these islands six or seven miles to the southward, 

 at the distance of two or three miles from the shore, 

 which I had discovered from the hill when I took my 

 second view of the streight from the east to the west- 

 ern sea. The length of the streight we had passed, I 

 shall not pretend to assign, but some judgment may 

 be formed of it from a view of the chart. 



About nine leagues north from Cape Tierawitte, 

 and under the same shore, is a high and remarkable 

 island which may be distinctly seen from Queen Char- 

 lotte's Sound, from which it is distant about six or 

 seven leagues. This island, which was noticed when 

 we passed it on the 14th of January, I have called 

 Entry Isle. 



On the east side of Cape Tierawitte, the land 

 trends away S. E. by E. about eight leagues, where 

 it ends in a point, and is the southernmost land on 

 Eaheinomauwe. To this point I have given the name 

 of Cape Palliser, in honour of my worthy friend 

 Captain Palliser. It lies in latitude 41° 34' S., lon- 

 gitude 183° 58' W., and bore from us this day at 

 noon S. 79 E. distant about thirteen leagues, the 

 ship being then in the latitude of 41° Tf S. ; Koa- 

 maroo at the same time bearing N. J E. distant seven 

 or eight leagues. The southernmost land in sight 

 bore S. 16 W. and the snowy mountain S.W. At 



