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The Journey to the Polar Sea

CHAPTER 11
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This part of the coast is indented by deep bays which are separated by peninsulas formed like wedges, sloping many miles into the sea and joined by low land to the main, so that, often mistaking them for islands, we were led by a circuitous route round the bays.

Cliffs were numerous on the islands which were all of the trap formation.
(*Footnote.

Named after Mr.Gray principal of the Belfast Academy.

An island which lies across the mouth of this bay bears the name of our English sailor Hepburn.) At seven, a thunderstorm coming on, we encamped at the mouth of a river about eighty yards wide and set four nets.

This stream, which received the name of Wentzel after our late companion, discharges a considerable body of water.


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