We found the coast well covered with vegetation of moderate height, even in its outline, and easy of approach.

The islands are rocky and barren, presenting high cliffs of a columnar structure.

I have named the westernmost group of those we passed Berens' Isles in honour of the Governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and the easternmost Sir Graham Moore's Islands.

At the spot where we landed some mussel-shells and a single piece of seaweed lay on the beach; this was the only spot on the coast where we saw shells.

We were rejoiced to find the beach strewed with abundance of small driftwood none of it recent.
It may be remarked that the Copper-Mine River does not bring down any driftwood, nor does any other known stream except Mackenzie's River, hence from its appearance on this part of the coast an easterly current may be inferred.