He provided £17,000 for the expenses of the expedition, to which Captain ("later" Sir John) Ross had added £3,000, and the result was an immense stride in the progress of geographical science. The grateful commander bestowed the name of his patron upon several of his discoveries on land and sea – "Gulf of Boothia", "Isthmus of Boothia", "Continent of Boothia Felix", "Felix Harbor", "Cape Felix", and "Sheriff's Harbor": the district with the islands, rivers, lakes, &c., extending to 74° N. latitude along the north-eastern portion of North America.