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the Foreland near its S. end. A creek in the N. shore of this 

 bay is called Zeehonde Bay by Zorgdrager and others. 



The Barr (Edge, 1625), or V Riff (G. and R., 1707).— The shoal that 

 nearly joins the Foreland to Spitsbergen. Here Barendsz, coming 

 from the N., had to turn back. 



Foreland Sound (Van Keulen, 1689). — Between the Foreland and 

 Spitsbergen. The part of this, N. of the Barr, was called by 

 Barendsz Keerwyk ; by the early English whalers, Sir Thomas 

 Smith's Sou/id (Joris, 16 14); by Scoresby, Bay of Birds. Zorg- 

 drager writes of Foreland Sound, under the name Hinter Fore- 

 land. 



Quade or Kwaade Hoek (Van Keulen, 1689). — The low spit S. of 

 Kings Bay. 



Kings Bay {Koninks Bay, G. and R., 1707). — Has had a great many 

 names. It was called Dere Sound by Gerritsz (1613), a name 

 given by Scoresby to the NE. harbour of Kings Bay. Other 

 names are Pt. dcs Gars (Guerard, 1628), Kar Soudt (Middel- 

 hoven, 1634, and others), English Bay (Cash, 1629, Zorgdrager 

 and others). 



Three Crowns. — Marked but not named by G. and R. (1707). 



Cross Bay or Road (Edge, 1625), called Closse Sound m Gerritsz, but 

 this may be a misprint. The name has been constantly em- 

 ployed. 



Mitre Cape (Scoresby) or Cape Mitra, apparently not an old name. 



The Seven Icebergs. — So named in Zorgdrager. 



Hamburger Bay (G. and R., 1707). — Called S. Jans Bay by Zorgdrager. 



Little Basque Bay (Guerard, 1628). — A small bay between Hamburger 

 Bay and Magdalena Bay, not marked on the Admiralty chart. 

 It is named Fort Louis, ou Refuge Francois in Cash (1629). 



Magdalena Hook (G. and R., 1707). — The point S. of the entrance to 

 Magdalena Bay, named Whale's Back on the Chart. 



Magdalena Bay (Joris, 16 14). — This may be the Teeth Bay of Barendsz' 

 log. Scoresby names the SE. harbour within the bay, Jofm 

 Duncan's Bight. 



Knottie Point (Gerritsz, 16 13). — The point between Magdalena Bay 

 and South Gat. 



Third or Niew Makkelyk Oud. — This is marked on the S. coast of 

 the S. Gat by Zorgdrager and G. and R. (1707). The latter also 

 here marks Ian Donker 't Varken Sonder heost. 



South Gat (Blaeu, 1664). — It is also called English Bay by Zorgdrager 



