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point was at lat. 77 45', from whence he sighted the entrance to Ingle- 

 field Gulf (Whale Sound) with Hakluyt Island, Smith Sound, the Carey 

 Islands and some points on the Greenland coast, which were named 

 by him, as well as Ellesmereland on the west side. 



For fully two hundred years after BAFFIN'S voyage none, except 

 perhaps some dutch whalers, entered the upper part of Baffin's Bay 

 and it was even erased from the maps; but in 1818 the English Govern- 

 ment sent out an expedition under the command of JOHN Ross, who 

 verified the discoveries of BAFFIN and sailed up Smith Sound as far as 

 to within sight of Gape Alexander. Ross also effected the first landing 

 here, on Bushnan Island and, later, at Gape York and other points. 



In 1849 50 the transport ship North Star, under the command of 

 SAUNDERS, wintered in North Star Bay in Wolstenholme Sound, where, 

 however, no exploration of any extent was undertaken. 



The next visitor was E. A. INGLEFIELD, who, in the summer of 

 1852, made a cruise up to Smith Sound in search of Sir JOHN FRANKLIN. 

 He landed at several places; among others he carefully examined 

 Wolstenholme Sound, entered Granville Bay and, following the shore, 

 came to a small inlet, evidently Burdin Bay, where an Eskimo village 

 was visited. Further, he ascertained the position of the islands at the 

 mouth of what we now call Inglefield Gulf and, passing Cape Alexander, 

 obtained a view through Smith Sound into what is now termed Kane 

 Basin, naming several points on both coasts. In lat. 78 28' he turned 

 back because of unfavorable ice-conditions. 



Already in the following year, an american expedition came up 

 through Smith Sound, commanded by ELISHA KENT KANE. He was 

 able to round Cairn Point at the northern entrance of the Sound and, 

 proceeding along the coast, he took up his winter quarters in Rensselaer 

 Bay. From thence he examined not only the shore up to the Hum- 

 boldt Glacier, but also sent forward sledging expeditions. His mate 

 MORTON and the Greenlander HANS HENDRIK were thus the first who 

 visited what KANE called Washington Land, that is to say, the Green- 

 land coast from the Humboldt Glacier northwards to the southern part 

 of the Kennedy Channel. KANE'S expedition, which lasted two years, 

 brougt home some rather valuable information about these regions, be- 

 sides mapping a long stretch of coast-line. 



The next explorer was again an american, J. J. HAYES, who in 

 186061 wintered in Port l^oulke and examined the adjoining region 

 besides making journeys to the western side. 





