11.6 
GREENLAND VOYAGE. 
the proximity of whales, we penetrated the main 
western ice, through a most intricate navigation, 
for some miles; hut finding the colour and quality 
of the water changing to blue and transparent, we 
returned. 
An opportunity again occurred of prosecuting 
my surveys, and some additional bays, islands, 
and headlands appeared in sight; but the distance 
was too great for getting the accurate outline. 
An opening of the laud, the head of which was 
not seen, occurs about five leagues to the westward 
of Bontekoe. It was named, in compliment to 
Sir George S. Mackenzie, Mackenzie’s Inlet. 
Its direction appears to be NW., true. To the 
southward of this, is a bold forelaud, the extremi¬ 
ties of which arc crested by two remarkable hills. 
The northern one received the name of Cape 
Giesecke, in compliment to Sir Charles Giesecke 
of Dublin; and the southern one obtained the 
name of Cape Franklin, after the persevering 
commander of the overland expedition for explo¬ 
ring the coasts of the Arctic Ocean. A cape a lit¬ 
tle more southerly, was named in compliment to 
the celebrated traveller Baron Alexander de 
Humboldt ; and three others still farther to the 
southward, out of respect to M. Dc Boss El., mem¬ 
ber of the Institute of Franee ; the Marquis de 
la Place ; and M. Freycinet, who circumna- 
