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stretch in a south-west direction, whilst the lofty ice 

 harrier in front of it extends beyond the horizon in a 

 westerly direction. In the other direction the coast line 

 of Victoria Land trends from Cape North to Cape Adare, 

 in latitude 71° 18' S., for a distance of about 125 miles, 

 showing many a deep fjord, of which Yule Bay and 

 Smith Inlet are the most important, whilst Cape Adare, 

 with its far - projecting, coast forms Robertson Bay. 

 The coast is lined by islets and cliffs in front of it, 

 which are still more numerous and extensive on the 

 eastern coast of the country. This trends due south from 

 Cape Adare to Cape Cotter in latitude 72° 39' S. and 

 longitude 170° 50' E. This tract of coast, about ninety 

 miles in length, is also interrupted by numerous bays, of 

 which, according to Ross's chart, Mowbray Bay seems 

 the most important. The coast is fronted by a row of 

 islets, possibly beginning with " Doubtful Island," to which 

 also belong " Possession Island," twice visited by Ross 

 and by the crew of the Antarctic ; the distance of these 

 islands from the mainland is inconsiderable. Between 

 Cape Cotter and Cape Philipps, which forms an im- 

 portant turning-point of the coast in latitude J3 S. 

 and longitude 169° 55' E., lies Tucker Bay, which is 

 broad and penetrates deep inland and is overlooked on 

 both sides by lofty summits. From Cape Philipps as far 

 as Cape Sibbald in lat. 74° 6' S. and long. 166° 47' E., 

 extends in a wide, but shallow, curve a bay that is still 

 unnamed, with a distance of 100 miles between the two 

 extremities. In front of it lies a large island called 

 Coulman Island, and near Cape Sibbald the small 

 Kay Islets. From Cape Sibbald the coast extends in 

 a gentle curve S.S.W. and S.S.E., assuming an easterly 

 direction at McMurdo Bay. At the very beginning 

 of this stretch of coast line Wood Bay, deep and 

 wide, breaks in between Cape Sibbald at the foot of 

 Mount Monteagle and the foot of the yet loftier 



