This bay, which I called Dusky Bay, lies in latitude 45 deg. 47’ S.:  It is between three and four miles broad at the entrance, and seems to be full as deep as it is broad:  It contains several islands, behind which there must be shelter from all winds, though possibly there may not be sufficient depth of water.  The north point of this bay, when it bears S.E. by S, is rendered very remarkable by five high peaked rocks which lie off it, and have the appearance of the four fingers and thumb of a man’s hand, for which reason I called it Point Five Fingers:  The land of this point is farther remarkable, for being the only level land within a considerable distance.  It extends near two leagues to the northward, is lofty, and covered with wood.  The land behind it is very different, consisting wholly of mountains, totally barren and rocky; and this difference gives the Cape the appearance of an island.

At sun-set, the southermost land in sight bore due south, distant about five or six leagues; and as this is the westermost point of land upon the whole coast, I called it West Cape.  It lies about three leagues to the southward of Dusky Bay, in the latitude of 45 deg. 54’ S. and in the longitude of 193 deg. 17’ W. The land of this Cape is of a moderate height next the sea, and has nothing remarkable about it, except a very white cliff, two or three leagues to the southward of it:  To the southward of it also the land trends away to the S.E. and to the northward it trends N.N.E.

Having brought-to for the night, we made sail along the shore at four in the morning, in the direction of N.E. 1/2 N. with a moderate breeze at S.S.E.  At noon, our latitude, by observation, was 45 deg. 18’ S. At this time, being about a league and a half from the shore, we sounded, but had no ground with seventy fathom:  We had just passed a small narrow opening in land, where there seemed to be a very safe and convenient harbour, formed by an island, which lay in the middle of the opening at east.  The opening lies in latitude 45 deg. 16’ S., and on the land behind it are mountains, the summits of which were covered with snow, that appeared to have been recently fallen; and indeed for two days past we had found the weather very cold.  On each side the entrance of the opening, the land rises almost perpendicularly from the sea to a stupendous height, and this indeed was the reason why I did not carry the ship into it, for no wind could blow there but right in, or right out, in the direction of either east or west, and I thought it by no means advisable to put into a place whence I could not have got out but with a wind which experience had taught me did not blow more than one day in a month.  In this, however, I acted contrary to the opinion of some persons on board, who in very strong terms expressed their desire to harbour for present convenience, without any regard to future disadvantages.