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Fig. 6. Hoyberg. 



Det var det sidste, vi saa af Jan Mayen. Taagen 

 indhyllede atter alt. Vi fik Intet at; se af Sydkysten eller 

 Sydostkysten. idet vi styrede videre sydvestover. 



Billedet. Fig. 7, der viser Jan Mayen i Vinterdragt, 

 seet fra Nordvest, skyldes en Tegning af Lieutenant i den 

 norske Marine S. Ring, der som Fører af Sælfangeren 

 •'Capella" har havt Anledning til at se Jan Mayen klar 

 fra denne Kant. Man ser paa Skraaningen ned mod Nord- 

 ostkap Krater Sårs. man ojner de store Isbræer paa Nord- 

 siden, Cap Nordvest og Muyens Korsnes vende mod Til- 

 skueren, den lave Del af Øen paa Midten og Sydlandets 

 Hojder træde klart frem. Beerenbergs Krater viser sig 

 med indsunket Rand paa Nordsiden, og derunder en vid 

 Dal eller Kjedel. hvorfra de. store Nordbræer tåge sit 

 Udspring. 



eruptive origin. The precipitous dedivities facing the sea 

 extend to Cape South-West. Here there is a "gate," or 

 natura! excavation. in the mountain-wall, through which the 

 sea passes. Off the promontory rise the Seven Rocks, 

 with their rugged, fantastic contours. 



This was the last we saw of Jan Mayen. The fog 

 had again begun to thicken, and soon shrouded everything 

 from view. Nothing could be seen of either the south or 

 the south-east coast as we steamed ahead on a south- 

 westerly course. 



For the prospect (Fig. 7) of Jan Mayen in its winter 

 garb, as seen from the north-west, we are indebted to a 

 drawing from the' pencil of Lieutenant S. Ring. R. N., 

 who, when commanding the sealer "Capella.'' sketched this 

 part of the island on a clear day. "We have Sars's crater. 

 on the slope shelving towards Cape North-East; we see, 

 too, the great glaciers on the north side. also Cape North- 

 West and Muyens Cross Cape, in a line with the point 

 of view; and the low tract of the island. with the heights 

 of the southern part. are boldly defined in the picture. 

 The crater of Beerenberg, with its sunken edge on the north 

 side, is also seen, and lower down a huge, cauldron-shaped 

 depression. from which the great northern glaciers take 

 their origin. 



