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A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Robert Kerr
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Cape Mulgrave. Appearance of Fields of Ice. Situation of Icy
Cape, the Sea blocked up with Ice. Sea-horses killed, and used
as Provisions. These Animals described. Dimensions of one of
them. Cape Lisburne. Fruitless Attempt to get through the Ice
at a Distance from the Coast. Observations on the Formation
of this Ice. Arrival on the Coast of Asia. Cape North. The
Prosecution of the Voyage deferred to the ensuing Year, 338

X. Return from Cape North, along the Coast of Asia. Views of
the Country. Burney's Island. Cape Serdze Kamen, the Northern
Limit of Beering's Voyage. Pass the East Cape of Asia.
Description and Situation of it. Observations on Muller.
The Tschutski. Bay of Saint Laurence. Two other Bays, and
Habitations of the Natives. Beering's Cape Tschukotskoi.
Beering's Position of this Coast accurate. Island of Saint
Laurence. Pass to the American Coast. Cape Derby. Bald Head.
Cape Denbigh, on a Peninsula. Besborough Island. Wood and
Water procured. Visits from the Natives. Their Persons and
Habitations. Produce of the Country. Marks that the Peninsula
had formerly been surrounded by the Sea. Lieutenant King's
Report. Norton Sound. Lunar Observations there. Stæhlin's Map
proved to be erroneous. Plan of future Operations, 353

XI. Discoveries after leaving Norton Sound. Stuart's Island.
Cape Stephens. Point Shallow-Water. Shoals on the American
Coast. Clerke's Island. Gore's Island. Pinnacle Island.
Arrival at Oonalashka. Intercourse with the Natives
and Russian Traders. Charts of the Russian Discoveries,
communicated by Mr Ismyloff. Their Errors pointed out.
Situation of the Islands visited by the Russians. Account of
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