Umnak ftretches from S.W.toN. E. *, it is 150 verfts
in length, and has a very conliderable bay on. the Weft
end of the Northern coaft, in which there is a fmall
ifland or rock, called Adugak ; and on the South fide is
Shemalga, another rock. The Weftem point of Aghun-
Alafhka, or Unalafhka, is feparated from the Eaft end of
Umnak by a ftrait near 20 verfts in breadth.. The pofi-
tion of thefe two iflands is fimilar; but Aghunalafhka
is much the largeft, and is above 200 verfts long. It is-
divided towards the N. E. into three promontories, one
of which runs out in a Wefterly direction, forming one
fide of a large bay on the North coaft o f the ifland.:
the fecond ftretches out N. E. ends in three points, and
is connefied with the ifland by a fmall neck of land.
The third or moft Southerly one is feparated from the
laft mentioned promontory by a deep bay. Near Una-
laflika towards the Eaft lies another fmall ifland called
Skirkin.
About 20 verfts from the North Eaft promontory of
Aghunalalhka lie four iflands: the firft, Akutan, is
about half as big as Umnak; a verft further is the fmall
ifland Akun ; a little beyond is Akunok ; and laftly Ki-
galga, which is the fmalleft of thefe four, and ftretches
with Akun and Akunok almoft from N. to S. Kigalga
is fituated about the 6 xft degree of latitude. About
100 verfts from thence lies an ifland called Unimak »,
upon which Captain Krenitzin wintered; and beyond it
the inhabitants faid there was a large tract of country
called Alafhka, of which they did not know the boundaries.
The Fox iflands are in general very rocky, without
containing any remarkable high mountains : they are
deftitute of wood, but abound in rivulets and lakes,
which are moftly without fiih. The winter is- much
milder than in Siberia; the fnow feldom falls before
the beginning of January, and continues on the grcund
till the end of March,
There is a volcano in Amuchta; in Kagamila fulphur
flows from a mountain ; in Taga-Unok there are warm
Springs hot enough to boil provifions; and flames of
fulphur are occafionally feen at night upon the mountains
o f Unalafhka and Akutan.
The Fax Iflands are tolerably populous in nronortion AfcountoftIj'
to their lize. The inhabitants are entirely free, and pay tl,eFoxIfiands-
tribute to no one : they are of a middle ftature ; and
live, both in ftimmer and winter, in holes dug in the
earth. No figns of religion were found amongft them.
* Kreii!tzin wintered at Alaxa, and not at Unimak. See Appendix I
N° I. •
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