]875 CAPE ALEXANDER. 49 



one side, and on the other submerge directly behind 

 Sutherland Island. The cape is composed at its base 

 of a light yellow sandstone, horizontally stratified, mid- 

 way a band of dark columnar basalt rests upon this 

 sandstone, and above that point, intercalated beds of 

 basalts and sandstones continue to its summit. This 

 same formation extends along the whole south side of 

 Hartstene Bay. 



VOL. I. 



