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reflected from the fog above it. We encountered an ice-stream where small 

 pieces were too numerous to dodge. 



"On January 22 we passed along the north coast of Lindsay Island about 

 3 miles off shore, obtaining a good view of this lonely, desolate place, with 

 its deep mantle of snow and ice, surrounded with the wrecked icebergs that 

 have come to grief on its shoals. A delegation of 6 penguins came out to 

 greet us, the only ones seen in this vicinit3^ 



"The island agrees almost exactly in appearance and outline with the 

 description and sketch given in the British Admiralty's Africa Pilot, Part II, 

 1910. It was surveyed by the German Deep Sea Expedition of 1898 in the 

 Valdivia. They gave the position for its center as latitude 54° 26' S., longi- 

 tude 3° 24' E. Our observations place its center in latitude 54° 29' S., longi- 

 tude 3° 27' E., or about 3 miles from the position assigned by the Valdivia. 

 This is a very close check in position for these regions, and we had no difficulty 

 in locating the island. When our reckoning had placed it about 10 miles 

 southeast of the vessel, we were able to locate it in the proper direction by 

 noting the outline of a snow-covered glacier which appeared motionless 

 through the shifting rifts in cloud and fog. 



"Some authorities have called this island 'Bouvet Island,' thereby causing 

 a little confusion. H. R. Mill, in his book 'The Siege of the South Pole,' 

 1905, gives a couple of pages to a description and picture of Lindsay Island, 

 but names it 'Bouvet,' and gives as its position the latitude and longitude 

 quoted above from the British Admiralty Pilot as that of Lindsay. Both 

 books give as their authority the German Deep Sea Expedition of 1898. 

 The British Admiralty Pilot states that 'In November, 1898, the island 

 (Bouvet) was searched for unsuccessfully by Captain Krech, of the German 

 Deep Sea Expedition vessel Valdivia. Its position must, therefore, be con- 

 sidered uncertain.' We agree with this conclusion since we check so well 

 the position given by the Valdivia to Lindsay Island. 



"Stieler's Hand- Atlas, 1907, publishes a map of Bouvet in a small insert 

 with its south polar charts. The position given, the coast outline, and 

 appearance are those of Lindsay Island. 



"Did Captains Bouvet and Norris see Lindsay Island or some island that 

 has never been seen again? They reported it, Captain Bouvet in 1739 and 

 Captain Norris in 1825, and placed it in latitude 54° 00' S. to 54° 15' S. and 

 in longitude 4° 30' E. to 5° 00' E., or about 15 miles north and about 50 miles 

 east of Lindsay. We know that this position is seriously in error, for Cook, 

 Ross, and Moore searched unsuccessfullj' for this island while on their various 

 Antarctic cruises. 



"After taking bearings of Lindsay Island and such views as the weather 

 and clouds permitted, we stood east in the hope of sighting Bouvet Island. 

 Unfortunately, drifting ice, though in small pieces, became so thick that we 

 thought it best to change our course to the north to avoid delay in this 

 locality. So disappeared our chance of sighting either Bouvet or Thompson 

 Islands. 



"Shortly after leaving the vicinity of Lindsay Island, it was decided to 

 stand northward toward the Crozet Islands, so as to cut the isogonic lines at 

 a greater angle. 



"When within 30 miles of the southwest point of Kerguelen Islands, the 

 weather became unfavorable for making the land, fog set in, and a gale began 

 to blow, with a rapidly falling barometer. The vessel was immediately^ 

 headed south to avoid outlying dangers and when clear, the course was set 

 toward Heard Island. The season was advancing, and as a large area 

 remained to be covered before our return to Port Lyttelton, a delay of a week 



