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of Mounts Erebus and Terror, the former being in 
activity. 
I effected a landing at the foot of Mount Terror, 
bringing with me Lieutenant Colbeck, Captain 
Jensen, and two sailors. It was a very low and 
narrow beach, formed by gravel rush from an over- 
hanging rock about 500 feet above. The beach was 
about ro ft. broad, and the highest place about 4 it. 
MOUNT MELBOURNE, 
above the sea-level. We immediately collected 
some specimens of the rocks and vegetation, and 
here also we gave three cheers for our Union Jack 
and for Sir George Newnes. Shortly after landing 
Lieutenant Colbeck, at my request, went back with 
the two sailors in the boat to fetch a camera; mean- 
while Captain Jensen and | were occupied collecting. 
Suddenly a roar started overhead — tremendous, 
overwhelming, terrible. In la second the thought 
passed through my mind that the overhanging rock 
