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to the westward, to an extent that could not be de¬ 
termined, as no land was ever visible in this open¬ 
ing from the Baffin’s mast-head, nor could any 
land be seen in it by my Father’s officer, who 
was sent to explore the Sound to the westward of 
Cape Hooker. 
Another ramification of this Sound runs to the 
northward or north-westward, between Jameson’s 
Laud and Milne Land, which received the name 
of Hall’s Inlet., out of respect to Captain Ba¬ 
sil Hall of the Royal Navy. This branch of the 
Sound was examined by my Father, to an extent 
of about thirty miles from Cape Hooker, beyond 
which there appeared an interminable expanse of 
ice, without any land visible towards the north¬ 
west, true. Hall’s Inlet, therefore, if we may 
judge from the general height of the adjoining 
country, almost any of whose coasts may be seen 
sixty miles from the deck of a ship, must extend 
at least seventy miles beyond Cape Hooker, ox- 
ninety miles from Cape Brewster. The southern 
ramification of the Sound being full of ice, pre¬ 
cluded all particular examination with the boats • 
and we could not unfortunately be justified in un¬ 
dertaking any travelling exploration, because, in 
such, there could be no chance of capturing whales, 
or in any way promoting the chief designs of the 
voyage; whereas, in examinations with the boats, 
