LANDFALL: CHIRIKOV ISLAND 



^ August 2, 1 7 41. After Midday 



III 



53 Northern end of Chirikov Island, so named by Vancouver on April 4, 1794, in 

 honor of the commander of the St. Paul (George Vancouver: A Voyage of Discovery to 

 the North Pacific Ocean .... 3 vols, and atlas, London, 1798; reference in Vol. 3, p. 87). 

 For the names given by Bering and his officers, see footnote 56, below. 



51 Khitrov's journal: "8 o'clock in the morning. One point of the island bore SJ2E, 

 iK miles, another point ESE, 2 miles. From the first-mentioned point there is a rocky 

 reef to the N, i mile." 



