He scaled an overhanging rock that ended in a small promontory and there, mute and motionless, with crossed arms and blazing eyes, he seemed to be laying claim to these southernmost regions.
Il gravit un roc qui terminait en surplomb un petit promontoire, et là, les bras croisés, le regard ardent, immobile, muet, il sembla prendre possession de ces régions australes.