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Gulph of Carpentaria .] TERRA AUSTRALIS. 
the latitude 13° 42' 17" on the south-west point, ascended the highest 
hillock, which, from the clump of trees upon it, was called Pandanus Tuesday is. 
Hill. Some of the trees being cut down, I had a tolerably extensive 
view of points and islands before passed ; and saw more to the 
north-west ard, behind Wedge Rock, all of which the Dutch chart 
represents as parts of the main land. One of these I have called 
Burney’s Island, in compliment to captain James Burney of the navy, 
and another Nicol’s Island, after His Majesty's bookseller, the pub- 
lisher of this work. Beyond these was a more extensive land, which 
also proved to be an island ; and its form having some resemblance 
to the whaddie or wood ah, or wooden sword used by the natives of 
Port Jackson, it was named Isle Woodall. A low sandy island, lying 
four or five miles N. by. E. from my station, seems to be the north- 
ernmost of the three isles laid down between Groote Eylandt and 
the main ; but it is placed, as are also the neighbouring lands, half 
a degree too far north : Connexion Island, taking it to be the south- 
ernmost of the three, is well fixed in latitude. 
Amongst the many bearings taken at the top of Pandanus 
Hill, those which follow were the most important to the survey. 
North-point Islet, outer extreme - N. 73 0 15' E. 
Chasm Island, - - - N. 74 0 15' to N. 78 25 E. 
Groote Eylandt, central hill, - S. 44 30 E. 
— , north-west extreme, S. 9 o E. 
The ship distant iA miles, - S. 7 45 E. 
Connexion Island, - - - S. 8 o to S. 22 30 W. 
Bickerton’s Island, - - S. 43 40 to N. 75 45 W. 
Isle Woodah, - - N. 60 30 toN. 38 15 W* 
Wedge Rock, steep north-east end, N. 30 45 W. 
Nicol's I., steep east end, - N. 26 5 W. 
There was very little wood upon the two sandy isles, nor did 
they furnish any thing new to the botanists ; but they were partly 
covered with long grass amongst which harboured several bustards, 
and I called them Bustard Isles. The basis of the largest is nearly 
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