Aug. 1857. 



OF GREENLAND. 



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under currents (according to their relative depths of floata- 

 tion), which whirl them about in every possible direction. 



To the S.E. are two small islands, almost enveloped in 

 the glacier, and far within it an occasional mountain-peak 

 protrudes from beneath. 



Our Summer Costume. 



From observing closely the variations in the glacier 

 surface, I think we may safely infer that where it lies 

 unbroken and smooth, the supporting land is level; and 

 where much crevassed the land beneath is uneven. The 

 crevassed parts are of course impassable, but, by following 

 the windings of the smooth surface, I think the interior 

 could be reached. Some attempts to cross the clacier in 



