Page:Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, Volume 2.djvu/402

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SAILING DIRF, L*rlON$. 377 BUACHE ISLAND, according to Capt?n De Freycinet's A. account (p. 170) is equally difficult to !and upon; it is well Sect. wooded, but destitute of Fresh water. To the south of Caps Pzstow iea long range of sandy coast, for seventy miles, to Gaoc;aat, v?z BaY, which is o,pen and expos? to the northward and north-west; its western head is formed by Cape Naturaliste, a rocky point, in lat?- rude 33 � 30 #, and longitude 114 � 53', beyond which the coast extends to the southward, without any bays to Cape Lseuwin. Off the cape is Naturaliste l?f, in latitude 33 �, and longitude 114 � 8"; it was ?eeu by the French expedition. The land is here of a moderate height, but of level aspect. There is a remarkable patch of bare sand, in latitude 34 �, and longitude 114 �. It is the ? ?'ac/?e ?zno?e rem?r91z?z?/e*' of De Freycinefs chart. It lies about seven miles from the south extreme of the island. SECTION VL OF THE W?ND8 AND WE&THER UPO?q THE SOUTH COAST, DIRECTIONS FOR KING GEORGE THE THIRD'8 SOUND, AND HYDROGRAPHICAl. REMARKS RELATING TO BAS8* STRAIT. BZTW?ZW the meridians of Cape Leeuwin and Bass' Strait* the weather is generally very unsettled and tempestuous; and, at certain seasons, very much against a ship making the western passage from Port Jackson, which is by passing through Bass' Strait, and along the south coast; but it so happens that at the time when ships cannot proceed through