degrees31’E。，hedescriedland，and“clearlydiscoveredthroughthesnowtheblackpeaksofarangeofmountainsrunningE。S。E。”Heremainedinthisneighbourhoodduringthewholeofthefollowingmonth，butwasunabletoapproachthecoastnearerthanwithintenleagues，owingtotheboisterousstateoftheweather。Findingitimpossibletomakefurtherdiscoveryduringthisseason，hereturnednorthwardtowinterinVanDiemen’sLand。
Inthebeginningof1832heagainproceededsouthwardly，andonthefourthofFebruarywasseentothesoutheastinlatitude67
degrees15’longitude69degrees29’W。Thiswassoonfoundtobeanislandneartheheadlandofthecountryhehadfirstdiscovered。Onthetwenty-firstofthemonthhesucceededinlandingonthelatter，andtookpossessionofitinthenameofWilliamIV，callingitAdelaide’sIsland，inhonouroftheEnglishqueen。TheseparticularsbeingmadeknowntotheRoyalGeographicalSocietyofLondon，theconclusionwasdrawnbythatbody“thatthereisacontinuoustractoflandextendingfrom47degrees30’E。to69degrees29’W。
longitude，runningtheparalleloffromsixty-sixtosixty-sevendegreessouthlatitude。”InrespecttothisconclusionMr。Reynoldsobserves：“Inthecorrectnessofitwebynomeansconcur；nordothediscoveriesofBriscoewarrantanysuchindifference。ItwaswithintheselimitsthatWeddelproceededsouthonameridiantotheeastofGeorgia，SandwichLand，andtheSouthOrkneyandShetlandislands。”
Myownexperiencewillbefoundtotestifymostdirectlytothefalsityoftheconclusionarrivedatbythesociety。