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land icebergs, which are somewhat remarkable for 
their extent. To' the southward of these, the 
coast seemed to be flanked with islands to a con¬ 
siderable distance; several were distinctly made 
out; and as these, with an extensive tract of 
<;oast adjoining, were entirely free from snow, 
whilst the land considered as the main, had a con¬ 
siderable quantity of snow upon it and was like¬ 
wise of a very different character, I could not but 
suspect that the islands were much more nume¬ 
rous than they appeared to be. The northernmost 
island discovered, which is a small one, was named 
after Mr Charles Steward of Yarmouth, who, 
several years ago, became my companion in one of 
my voyages to the whale-fishery. The next island, 
which is several miles in extent, I named after Cap¬ 
tain G. W. Manby, whose extraordinary exer¬ 
tions and success in the rescue of ship-wrecked 
mariners, entitles him to the gratitude of every sea¬ 
man ; and whose very gentlemanly conduct and 
pleasing society, were the means of rendering a re¬ 
cent voyage, wherein he accompanied me to the Po¬ 
lar Seas, one of the most agreeable I ever under¬ 
took. A third island, contiguous to the last men¬ 
tioned, received the name of Turner’s Island, 
in compliment and respect to Mr Dawson Turner 
of Yarmouth : and a fourth was named after Dr 
Henry of Manchester. These four islands lie 
