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estimated in eighty- four degrees. This has been 

 one of the finest days, and decidedly the warmest, 

 we have had since leaving England. Temperature 

 as high as fifty-seven degrees. At eight o* clock 

 we were off Cape Byam Martin, since which time 

 (it is now past midnight) I have been taking angles, 

 bearings, and altitudes, and working out the results. 

 Dr. Bessels was kindly sketching the land for me 

 as far as Cape Liverpool, after which I lost his 

 services, in consequence of the necessity of his 

 going to bed at 2 p.m. 



I am quite surprised at the inaccuracy of our 

 charts. The whole trend of the coast-line is in- 

 correct. Cape Liverpool would be more properly 

 called Point Liverpool, being merely a long promon- 

 tory jutting out into the sea. One distinct and high 

 headland between Capes Byam Martin and Fanshawe 

 is altogether ignored on the chart, and this I have 

 named Cape Sherard Osborn. I counted twelve 

 large glaciers between Capes Fanshawe and Hay ; 

 but including small or embryo glaciers, there are 

 fully four-and- twenty. The largest one is directly 

 behind Cape Liverpool, and is about five or sis miles 

 in breadth. None had the appearance of being- 

 discharging glaciers, and the depth of this one did 

 not appear to be very considerable. I have named 

 them the " Bartle Frere Glaciers," after the Presi- 

 dent of the Royal Geographical Society. At eight 

 o'clock, being off Navy Board Inlet, a couple of 



