From the bank we crossed in latitude 71 deg.

the water has gradually got deeper, and we are now getting 310 to 350 fathoms against 180 on the bank.
The _Discovery_ soundings give depths up to 450 fathoms East of Ross Island.
6 P.M .-- No good!! Alas! Cape Crozier with all its attractions is denied us.
We came up to the Barrier five miles east of the Cape soon after 1 P.M.The swell from the E.N.E.continued to the end.

The Barrier was not more than 60 feet in height.

From the crow's nest one could see well over it, and noted that there was a gentle slope for at least a mile towards the edge.

The land of Black (or White ?) Island could be seen distinctly behind, topping the huge lines of pressure ridges.