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wliom he returned the following year to Kamtchatka. 

 The fix Kamtchadals of Korovin's party joined GlottofF. 



According to Korovin's account, the iflands Umnak ^^.['^^.•^"''J'^" 

 and Unalaflika are fituated not much more Northwards un'.hLr' 

 than the mouth of the Kamtchatka river ; and, accord- 

 ing to the fliip's reckoning, about the dillance of 1700 

 verfts Eaftwards from the fame place. The circumfe- 

 rence of Umnak is about two hundred and fifty verfts ; 

 Unalaflika is much larger. Both thefe iflands are wholly 

 deflitute of trees ; drift-wood is brought afliorc in large 

 quantities. There were five lakes upon the Northern 

 coafi: of Unalaflika, and but one upon Umnak, of which 

 none were more than ten verfts in circumference. Thefe 

 lakes give rife to feveral fmall rivulets, which flow only 

 a few verfts before they empty themfelves into the fea : 

 the fifli enter the rivulets in the middle of April, 

 they afcend the lakes in July, and continue there until 

 Auguft. Sea-otters and other fea-animals refort but 

 ieldom to thefe iflands ; but there is great abundance of 

 red and black foxes. North Eaftwards from Unalaflika 

 two iflands appeared in fight, at the diftance of five or 

 ten verfts ; but Korovin did not touch at them. 



The inhabitants of thefe iflands row in their final] Accrv,ntop 



the ir.Uai)!- 



baidars from one ifland to the other. They are fo """'■ 

 numerous, and their manner of life fo unfettled, that 

 their number cannot exa6lly be determined. Their 

 I dwelling 



