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 outer edge; there were, however, oousidemble spacee whore Seer. no. breakers appsareds some of which, being three or fouz 1%1. East miles wide, may possibly be as many outlets to ses NINIAN BAY is �biWht to the west of Point lhrrew * Jt is about three miles deep, and has a small openjn at the bottom; in crossin it we had not more water them four thorns, and within. our course it appeared to be very.shoed there is doubtless �channel leading to the opening 3 buts to the name of harbour or port, it has not the slightest pre, tension: it was named Port Ninian by Lieutenant Jereyo off the north end of Point Barrow are two rocky islands. Between N'mian B� and 4po Melville the cot it hgh and rocky, but appeared to be frented by a reef', which in some places extends for a mile and �lialf from the. shore in this interval there are two or three sandy beaches, but I doubt the pr�ticability Of landing upon them in a boat, The summit and sides of the hills that form the promontory, of which Ompe Melville is the extreme, are of most remark- able appoaremce, being covered with heaps of rouded stones of very large size (vol. i. p. 229.) CAPE MELVILLE, sloping off into the sea to the north, terminates this remarkable promontory in latitude 14 � and 1onKitude 144 � 50'': the coast trends round it to the S.S.W. end S.W., an(t fores Bathurst Bay, which is nmum' the ohore, than they arelaid down; artdoM mile and ,tJ,. quamrs N. )o E. finn tim point are two small patches of coral, umbr water; ty bear N.E. and S.W. from each other and are prolxtbly one tenth   mile &part.--oe Digitized D Googlc

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