EXPLORATION OF ANTARCTIC LANDS. 469 
to put down here all that I saw, or even everything which struck me as 
of special interest. During the night the Belgica had to be manceuvred 
to avoid icebergs, and to prevent being driven on shore by the wind. 
In the morning it was necessary also to go out of our way a little in 
order to recognise our bearings of the night before, and to find the islet 
on which we had made our first landing. In passing close to an island 
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Points of Disembarkation eX &. 
Track oF the "Belgica. — oor 
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Lon.W. of Gr. 
Fic. 2,—PART OF THE TRACK OF THE * BELGICA,’ SHOWING LANDINGS. 
which was almost free from snow, Racovitza, Danco, Amundsen and I 
got a boat out and landed for the second time (II on map, Fig. 2). It 
was a small, narrow island, no more than 100 feet high, and appeared 
to be surrounded by a close colonnade on account of the regular vertical 
cracks in the rock, which were doubtless produced by extreme cold. 
The surface was frequently mammilated and worn smooth by the 
ice. A little sandy clay mixed with guano was found in small pockets 
