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islet; and at 11 miles, to the narrow passage between the mainland 

 and some low rocks. Then keep a reasonable distance off the coast to 

 Pomiadluk point, whence, to the islands off cape Mokkovik, the 

 course is 320° for 8:^ miles. 



By the outer track. — Pass northeastward of Ragged islands, and 

 thence northward of Kidlialuit and Uigokliahiit, and then north- 

 ward of the islets off cape Mokkovik. 



The track from southwestwarcl of Ragged islands to the northward 

 of Kidlialuit has been taken. 



By the middle track. — From northwestward i mile from Webeck 

 island, pass northward about | mile from Jigger island and then steer 

 to pass northward of Tikaoralik,. bearing in mind the rock reported 

 to lie between tliis island and Ragged islands (p. 730) ; then steer 

 about 295° and keep close to the northwestern part of the northeast- 

 ern end of Kikkertavak till the first channel northwestward of that 

 island is open; then stand offshore until Pomiadluk point is well open 

 northeastward of the Adlavik group, bearing about 303°, when steer 

 to pass between Pomiadluk point and some low islets, avoiding Morti- 

 mer shoal, and thence direct to Cape Mokkovik. This route must be 

 used with great care, as the soundings are very irregular. 



Cape Aillik to Hopedale — By the inner tracks. — From Aillik 

 a 281° course, for 3|- miles, leads southward of the southeastern islets 

 of the Turnavik group to the southern island, wdiich round, on its 

 northeastern side, at the distance of 200 yards. Then steer 286° for 

 11 miles, to Striped island, passing southward of the numerous rocks 

 and breakers, and northward of the archipelago of islands in this 

 reach. Pass between Striped island and an islet, 5 feet high, -^q mile 

 southwestwarcl of it, then southward of the Ukallukok group, 

 and northeastward of Tikkerasuk. From this steer 283° for 5| 

 miles, and pass southward of a brown islet, 15 feet high, then 314°, 

 for 2:^ miles, to an islet about 50 feet high,' passing, after running Ij'v 

 miles, southwestward of an island 70 feet high. Thence steer for the 

 point under Niachungoat, the southeastern conical hill at the north- 

 eastern end of Kayaksuatilik, passing betw^een an islet and a rock, 3 

 feet high, just southeastward of the islet. 



Keep the northern points of Kayaksuatilik close aboard, to pass 

 southward of a rock, with 3 feet of water over it, at 800 yards west- 

 northwestward of Niachungoat, and avoid a rock, with 7 feet of 

 water over it, bearing approximately 70°, distant 1 mile from the 

 northwestern point of the island. From off Nuvuksoakuluk, the 

 northwestern conical hill, a 292° course for 5| miles leads to Hopedale. 



Or from Tikkerasuk pass about 1 mile southward of the brown 

 islet, 15 feet high : then steer 247° for six miles to a narrow passage 

 southeastward of a conical islet about 300 feet high, eastward of the 

 southern end of Kayaksuatilik, and northwestward of some remark- 



