place, an island, Kikkertarsoak, which lies at the entrance of the Great Bay, or estuary of the great river Kangertlualuksoak.  We sailed with a strong, but favourable wind, with some rain, between the peninsula and the island; and not trusting to the depth of the water at ebb-tide, sent two kayaks forward to sound.  They soon brought us into a good harbour, where we cast anchor about half past five P.M.

Kangertlualuksoak river was the spot to which we had principally directed our views.  It lies about 140 miles S.S.W. of Cape Chudleigh.  By an observation at its mouth its latitude appeared to be 58 deg. 57’.  But we had no means of finding the longitude.  At its entrance the bay runs rather S.S.E. for about ten or twelve English miles, then turns due S.E. for six or eight more, and after that S.W.  At the second turn towards the S.E. there is the greatest quantity of wood, chiefly Larch, but of moderate size.  We particularly noticed a fine slope facing the south, which appeared the most pleasant part of the bay, to which a vessel might approach and anchor with convenience, there being from 24 to 30 fathoms water.  We also imagined that the entrance from the sea would be free from obstructions, as no islands are seen in that direction.  Uttakiyok likewise declared, that there was no bar or sunken rocks near the mouth of the bay.

We found no inhabitants on our arrival, but on the 13th, a whole company of people from Killinek joined us.

Our transactions in the bay of Kangertlualuksoak, from the 7th, are here noticed more in detail.

August 8th.  We landed, and went in search of our people, who had spent the night in tents on shore.  Okkiksuk accompanied us to the top of a hill, overlooking the bay Ittimnekoktok, where we had anchored the day before.  We saw it quite dry, and full of large fragments of rock.  Turning towards the land, we discovered some wood at a distance.  The weather being calm and warm, the musquitoes were excessively troublesome.  The vallies here are overgrown with verdure, and the hills pretty well clothed with moss, and berry-bearing plants; but we could not continue our walk, on account of the musquitoes, which persecuted us unmercifully, and drove us back to our tents.  All our men were out, two on that side on which we had landed, and the others having crossed the bay in their kayaks, were employed in hunting reindeer.  Jonathan only remained at home.  In the afternoon he accompanied us in the small boat, to a hill, situated to the South of our station, at about two miles distant, where we landed, and went up the country, but found nothing much worth notice.  We observed, that round the headland near us, the water was very rough, with eddies and whirlpools, occasioned by the rising of the high tides.  On returning to our little boat, we found it aground.  We therefore gathered some drift-wood, of which there was plenty, and made a good fire, at which we sat down and regaled