Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1

CHAPTER II.

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Review of the Geographical Information obtained by the Researches of former Navigators on the Coast of the American Continent, in the Neighbourhood of Wager River.--Discover and enter the Duke of York's Bay, supposing it to be a Passage into the Sea called the Welcome.--Leave the Duke of York's Bay, and proceed to the Northwestward.--Passage of the Frozen Strait and Arrival in Repulse Bay.--Continuity of Land there.--Observations on Shore.--Remarks concerning the Geography, Tides, and Natural History of this Part of the Continental Coast.