The  shores  of  Quatsino  sound  are  mostly  high,  and  near  the  en-
trance very  much  broken ;  there  are  several  small  islands  within  and
along  its  shores.
436  VANCOrT\TER  ISLAND— WEST  COAST.
From  outside  the  entrance  Quatsino  sound  presents  several  re-
markable features  which  render  it  easy  to  be  made  out;  along  its
eastern  side  are  several  rocks  and  small  islands ;  and  on  both  sides  of
and  within  the  soimd  the  land  is  high,  some  of  the  mountains  being
very  conspicuous.  Among  these  are  the  Flattop  and  Entrance  moun-
tains northward  of  the  entrance,  and  Nose  peak  and  Gap  moimtains
inside,  Nose  peak  being  easily  distinguished  by  its  sharp,  rocky  sum-
mit, 1,730  feet  high.
There  are  several  dangers  along  the  northan  side  of  the  entrance ;
in  the  fairway  are  two  very  dangerous  rocks,  on  which  the  sea  only
breaks  in  heavy  weather,  and  it  requires  great  caution  on  the  part  of
the  navigator  to  avoid  them  when  entering  or  leaving  the  sound.
Beef  point  (Omannys),  the  southern  entrance  point  of  the
sound,  14  miles  N.  J  W.  from  cape  Cook  and  1^  miles  from  Lawn
point,  the  NW.  extreme  of  Brooks  bay,  is  low  and  rocky,  but  rises
gradually  to  a  well-defined  mountain,  1,901  feet  above  the  sea;  the
coast  between  it  and  Lawn  point  forms  a  slight  bay  filled  with  a
number  of  rocks  extending  a  considerable  distance  from  the  shore.
