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»77* ral. The angular points make the North, Eaft, and South 

 i_ -.- _f extremities, of which the Northern is in latitude 20 17' North, 

 longitude 204° 02' Eaft : the Eaftern in latitude 19 34/ 

 North, longitude 205 06' Eaft : and the Southern extremity 

 in latitude 18 54' North, longitude 204* 15' Eaft. Its great- 

 eft length, which lies in a direction nearly North and South, 

 is 28-'- leagues ; its breadth is 24 leagues ; and it is about 255 

 geographical, or 293 Englifli miles, in chcumference. The 

 whole iiland is divided into fix large diftrkts ; Amakooa 

 and Aheedoo, which lie on the North Eaft fide ; Apoona 

 and Kaoo on the South Eaft j Akona and Koaarra on the Weft. 



The diftricts of Amakooa and Aheedoo are feparated by a 

 mountain called Mouna Kaah (or the mountain Kaah), which 

 rifes in three peaks, perpetually covered with fnow, and may 

 be clearly feen at 40 leagues diftancc 



To the North of this mountain the coaft confifts of high 

 and abrupt cliffs, down which fall many beautiful cafcades 

 of water. We were once flattered with the hopes of meeting 

 with a harbour round a bluff head, in latitude 20 io' North, 

 and longitude 204 26' Eaft: but, on doubling the point, and 

 (landing clofe in, we found it connected by a low valley, 

 with another high head to the North Weft. The country 

 riles inland with a gentle afcent, is interfered by deep 

 narrow glens, or rather chafms, and appeared to be wel^ 

 cultivated and lprinkled over with a number of villages. The 

 Ihowy mountain is very ftecp, and the lower part of it co- 

 vered with wood. 



The coaft of Aheedoo, which lies to the South of Mouna 

 Kaah, is of a moderate height, and the interior pans appear 

 more even than the country to the North Weft, and lefs bro- 

 ken by ravines. Off" thefe two diftricts we cruized for al- 



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