FRENCHMAN COVE, CYRUS FIELD BAY. 



CHAPTER V. 



THE ARCTIC ISLANDS. 



LITTLE is known of the interior of even the more southerly of 

 the Arctic islands. Up to the present time exploration has been 

 largely confined to their coasts, with only a few isolated lines 

 run across their interiors. In this way, however, suificient 

 knowledge has been obtained to give a general idea of the geo- 

 graphy, which will probably be greatly modified when future 

 explorations have given more information. 



Thanks to the work done by the numerous search parties for 

 the unfortunate Franklin and his companions, the coast lines 



