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become familiar to me even as friends, were in view ; in truth, I 

 was nearly encircled by them, though the most were far off. 

 Prominent among these were the Monumental Island of Sir John 

 Franklin,* twenty miles distant, bearing E.S.E. (true), and Lady 



MONUMENTAL ISLAND OF SIK JOHN FRANKLIN. 



Franklin Island, nearly due east, while far away to the north were 

 Cape Murchison, Brevoort Island, Eobinson Sound,f Beekman's 

 Peninsula, J Archibald Promontory, § and Cape Arnoux.|| A chan- 



* I so named this island as my tribute to the memory of Sir John Franklin. The 

 Innuit name of it is Oo-mi-en-wa, from its resemblance to an inverted oo-mi-en (a 

 woman or family boat). Its geographical position I determined by triangulatiorj, 

 which was done repeatedly and carefully, that I might have confidence in recom- 

 mending this as a desirable and reliable point by which navigators, who might de- 

 sire it, could regulate their chronometers. The centre of the Monumental Island 

 of Sir John Franklin I found to be in lat. 62° 45' 45" N., and long. 63° 41' 07" west 

 of Greenwich. See Chart. 



t This extensive sound I have named after Captain Henry Eobinson, of Newburg, 

 N. Y. It is between Beekman's Peninsula and Brevoort Island. See Chart. 



% Named by me after James W. Beekman, of New York. Beekman Peninsula is 

 bounded on the east by Eobinson Sound and Anderson Channel, and on the west 

 by Cornelius Grinnell Bay. 



§ Named after E. M. Archibald, H. B. M. consul of New York. This promontory 

 is on the west side, at the entrance of Eobinson Sound. 



|| Named after Wm. Henry Arnoux, of New York. Cape Arnoux is on the east 

 side, at the entrance to Cornelius Grinnell Bay. 



