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distance at which it first becomes visible above the hori- 

 zon, this island must be more than a mile in perpendicular 

 height. The face of the rock is torn in channels for the 

 discharge of the dissolved snow, which, as they grow nar- 

 rower in their descent, give the spaces between the ap- 

 pearance of stupendous pyramids, a resemblance which is 



May 2 : ther. 19°, 22°, 18°, wind N.E., strong breeze : this wind 

 being contrary, the ship continued tacking off and on before the land 

 just N. of Queen Anne's Cape : the cold intense : vast streams of ice 

 sometimes in sight: since noon the weather became excessively 

 cloudy : sea, rudely high, covered the deck with foam, which imme- 

 diately became ice, to the great annoyance of the sailors : wind at 

 times violent : masses of ice covering the sea : the pieces of young 

 ice much more minute than those observed the preceding day : a few 

 of P. glacialis seen. 



May 3 : ther. 15°, 18°, 16°: wind N.E., fi-esh breeze increasing : 

 ship standing off and on by land : the dip of the rock hereabouts 

 seems to be about an angle of 60° N. and S. : no birds seen : in 

 the latter part, continual snow shower, with sharpest cold : the wind 

 continued in the same point a strong gale all the day : lat. obs. 

 66° 38' North. 



May 4 : ther. 10°, 12°, 13°: wind N.E., strong breeze: the cold 

 increased this day to a distressing degree. The Wild Islands, with 

 numerous rocks near them, both not far distant fi'om the coast, came 

 into view : the fracture of the rock appeared very sharp : the colour 

 and smoothness near the water gave it a resemblance to gi'eenstone : 



