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(111" 22') og Toppens Vinkelhøj de over Horizonten (8° 40'). 

 Horizonten bestemtes ved Hjelp af Wredes Niveller-Spejl, 

 med hvilket jeg merkede mig et tydeligt Punkl paa Fjeldet 

 ret under Toppen, i Stenvardens Niveau. Kommen ombord 

 maalte jeg Vinkelen mellem Stenvarden og Toppen ai 



73 metres. Moreover, I measured with the sextant the 

 angle subtending between the ,l Vøringen" and the summit 

 ofMount Miserj (111" 22'), .-is also the angle of elevation of 

 the latter almve the horizon (8° 40'). The horizon was 

 determined by menns of Wrede's levelline-mirror, with which 



Fig. 8. Mount Misei 



Mount Misery (4S" 9') samt Toppens Højdevinkel over 

 Horizonten (7" 56', corrigeret for Kimmingdaling). Her- 

 etter beregnes Afstanden Stenvarde — Top til 3914 Meter, 

 Afstanden Skib— Top til 3131 Meter, og Højdeforskjellen 

 mellem de to første Punkter til 472 Meter, mellem de to 

 sidste til 541 Meter. Lægges hertil de respective Stand- 

 punkters Hojde over Havet, 13 Meter og 3 Meter, faaes 

 som Resultat 545 og 544 Meter. Den sidste Bestemmelse 

 har jei: antaget som den sikreste, og sætter saaledes Mount 

 Miserys Hojde til 544 Meter eller 1785 engelske Fod. 

 Hette er et større Tal end den paa Sokarterne, formentlig 

 etter et Skjøn, angivne Hojde af 1200 Fod. 



I marked a point on the mountain, in the vertical plane 

 of the summit. and level with the mound. On returning 

 to the vessel, I measured the angle subtending between the 

 mound and the summit of Mount Misery (48° 9'), as also 

 the angle of elevation of the latter above the horizon (7" 

 56', corrected for the dip). The distance between the 

 mound and the summit, was then computed, and found to 

 be 3914 metres. that between the ship and the summit 

 3131 metres. and the difference in altitude between the 

 two first-mentioned points 47:2 metres. between the two 

 last-mentioned 541 metres. Now. if to these figures be 

 added the height above the sea of the respective stand- 

 points, viz. 73 metres and 3 metres, the result will be 

 545 and 544 metres. The latter determination I regard 

 as the more trustworthy ot the two, and have therefore 

 put the altitude of Mount Misery at 544 metres. or 17*."> 

 English feet above the sea-level. This exceeds the height given 

 in the charts — 1200 feet. the result probably of estimation. 



