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AUSTEALASIA. 



" Monsieur," as they liad learned to do from Dumont d'TJrville and other French 

 navigators. 



The capital of the German possessions in New Guinea is Fimch-hafen, so named 

 in honour of the German explorer Finsch, who has surveyed most of the country 



Fig. 137.— AsTEOLABE Bay. 

 Scale \ : 425,000. 





I45°40' 



LrjsL oF ureen wich 



146° 



Depths. 



0to50 

 Fathoms. 



50 Fathoms 

 and upwards. 



9 Miles. 



and best described the land and its inhabitants. Finsch-hafen lies near the 

 extremity of the peninsula, which projects to the north of Huon Bay ; at this 

 point the coast is deeply indented by a winding inlet, where large vessels can 

 ride at anchor in 60 or 70 feet of water completely sheltered from all winds. 



