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either side of Mount Abbott, and it was almost evident that 
they both terminate in A river. The hills of Mount Upstart 
are of primitive form, and were judged to be composed of 
granite. The variation observed off the point was 6° 16' E. 
CAPE BOWLING-GREEN is very low, and projects for 
a considerable distance into the sea: its north-east extremity 
is in latitude 19° 19' 10", and longitude 147° 23' E. ; the 
mountainous ranges are at least thirty miles in the rear, 
and, were it not for Mounts Upstart and Eliot, both of which 
are very visible, and serve as an excellent guide, this part of 
the coast would be very dangerous to approach, particularly 
in the night, when these marks cannot be seen, when great 
attention must be paid to the lead. A ship passing this 
projection should not come into shoaler water than eleven 
fathoms ; and, in directing a course from abreast of Mount 
Upstart, should be steered sufficiently to the northward 
to provide against the current which sets into the bay on the 
western side of the mount. On approaching the cape, if 
the soundings indicate a less depth than eleven fathoms, the 
vessel should be hauled more off, because she is then either 
a parallel with or to the southward of the cape. 
CAPE CLEVELAND, (latitude 19° 10' 10", longitude 
146° 57' 56",) like Mount Upstart, rises abruptly from a 
projection of low land, separating Cleveland Bay from a 
deep sinuosity that extends under the base of Mount Eliot, 
a high range with a rounded hill and a peak, the latter being 
at the south extremity of its summit. Mount Eliot may 
probably be seen at the distance of twenty-five leagues, if 
not farther ; between it and the hills of Cape Cleveland the 
land is low, and is probably much intersected by water. 
A reef extends from the extremity of Cape Cleveland for 
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