At six in the afternoon the extremes of the islands in sight bore from north-east by east to west by north; and the entrance between two islands, which formed a passage or strait, bore north by east, distant five or six leagues.
The Alexander and the Friendship had now run from the latitude of 10 deg.

44' south, and longitude 161 deg.

30' east, to the latitude of 7 deg.

10' south, and longitude 156 deg.

50' east, the whole way nearly in sight of land.