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origin can only have been upon large surfaces of land in 

 every way favorably situated for the accumulation of snow 

 and the formation of glaciers. The following are a few of 

 the examples reported a century ago by Captain Cook : 



At eight o'clock saw an island of ice to the westward 

 of us, being then in the latitude of 50° 40' south, and longi- 

 tude 2° 0' east of the Cape of Good Hope. Soon after, the 

 wind moderated, and we let all the reefs out of the top-sails, 

 got the sprit-sail-yard out, and top-gallant-mast up. The 

 weather coming hazy, I called the Adventure by signal under 

 my stern ; which was no sooner done, than the haze increased 

 so much, with snow and sleet, that we did not see an island of 

 ice, which we were steering directly for, till we were less than 

 a mile from it. I judged it to be about fifty fee< high, and 

 half a mile in circuit. It was flat at the top, and its sides rose 

 in a perpendicular direction, against which the sea broke ex- 

 ceedingly high. . . . 



At one o'clock we steered for an island of ice, thinking, if 

 there were any loose ice round it. to take some on hoard, and 

 convert it into fresh water. At four we brought to. close un- 

 der the lee of the island ; where we did not find what we 

 wanted, hut saw upon it eighty-six penguins. This piece of 

 ice was about half a mile in circuit and one hundred feet high 

 and upward, for we la)' for some minutes with every sail he- 

 calmed under it. . . . 



At nine in the morning we bore down to an island of ice 

 which, we reached by noon. It was full half a mile in circuit, 

 and two hundred feet high at least, though very little loose ice 

 about it. But while we were considering whether or not we 

 should hoist out our boats to take some up, a great quantity 

 broke from the island. Upon this we hoisted out our boat-. 

 and went to work to get some on board. The pieces of ice, 

 both great and small, which broke from the island, I observed, 

 drifted fast to the westward ; that is, they left the island in 

 that direction, and were, in a few hours, spread over a large 

 space of sea. . . . 



Finding here a good quantity of loose ice. I ordered two 

 boat- out. and sent them to take some on board. While this 



