ADMIRALTY Bay, a spacious bay, with good anchorage, on the west coast of Cook's straits, in the southern island of New Zealand. Long. 174. 54. E. Lat. 40. 37. S.—There is a' bay of the same name on the north-west coast of America, in Long. 140. 81. W. Lat. 59. 31. N.

ADMIRALTY Inlet, the entrance to the supposed straits of Juan de Fuca, on the west coast of New Georgia, in Long. 124. 15. W. Lat. 48. 30. N. It was visited by Captain Vancouver in 1792, who found the soil on the shores rich and fertile, well watered, and clothed with luxuriant vegetation.

ADMIRALTY Islands lie in about Long. 146. 44. E. and Lat. 2. 18. S. There are between 20 and 30 islands said to be scattered about here, one of which alone would make a large kingdom. Captain Carteret, who first discovered them, was prevented from touching at them, although their appearance was very inviting, on account of the condition of his ship, and his being entirely unprovided with the articles of barter which suit an Indian trade. He describes them as clothed with a beautiful verdure of woods, lofty and luxuriant, interspersed with spots that have been cleared for plantations, groves of cocoa-nut trees, and houses of the natives, who seem to be very numerous. The largest of these islands is 18 leagues long in the direction of east and west. The discoverer thinks it highly probable that these islands produce several valuable articles of trade, particularly spices, as they lie in the same climate and latitude as the Moluccas.