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petual fog above [higher up than] the mouth of the 
river Kamtchatka ; and from thence, in fome mea- 
fure, they came to know the inconfiderable diftance 
of the land of Kamtchatka from Berings illand. 
North of the fo often mentioned Berings illand, 
there is another illand, in length from 80 to 100, 
verftes, which lies parallel to it, /. e. from the fouth- 
eaft to the north-weft. The freights between thefe 
two iftands, at the north-- weft, meafure 20 verftes, and 
at the fouth-eaft about 40. The mountains upon it 
are lower than the ridge [of mountains] in Berings 
illand. At both ends of it, there are, in the fea, 
many rocks at [low] water mark, and perpendicular 
rocks like pillars. 
With regard to the weather, it differs from that 
at Kamtchatka only in this, that it is more fevere and 
fharp : for the illand has no Ihelter from any quarter - r 
and, befides that, it is narrow, and without woods. 
Moreover, the force of the winds increafes to fuch 
a degree, in thofe deep and narrow vallies, that one 
can fcarce ftand upon one’s legs. In February and 
April months, were obferved the lharpeft winds, 
which blew from the fouth-eaft and from the north- 
weft. In the former cafe, the weather was clear, 
but tolerable ; but in the latter cafe, it was clear, in- 
deed, but extremely cold. 
The higheft riling of the water happened in the 
beginning of February month, during north-weft 
winds : the other inundation was in the middle of 
May, occalioned by great rains, and by the fudden 
thawing of the fnows. Neverthelefs, thofe floods 
were moderate, in comparifon with thofe, of which 
there [ftill] remained undoubted marks: for there 
