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tain, as we had done on the way south. Perhaps the 

 distance would be somewhat longer, but probably we 

 should make a considerable saving of time. We had 

 now agreed upon a new arrangement of our time; the 

 long spells of rest were becoming almost unbearable. 

 Another very important side of the question was that, 

 by a reasonable arrangement, we should be able to save 

 a lot of time, and reach home several days sooner than 

 we had reckoned. After a great deal of talk on one 

 side and on the other, we agreed to arrange matters 

 thus: we were to do our fifteen geographical miles, or 

 twenty-eight kilometres, and then have a sleep of six 

 hours, turn out again and do fifteen miles more, and so 

 on. In this way we should accomplish a very good 

 average distance on our day's march. We kept to this 

 arrangement for the rest of the journey, and thus saved 

 a good many days. 



Our progress down the Heiberg Glacier did not 

 encounter any obstructions; only at the transition from 

 the glacier to the Barrier were there a few crevasses 

 that had to be circumvented. At 7 a.m. on January 6 

 we halted at the angle of land that forms the entrance 

 to the Heiberg Glacier, and thence extends northward. 

 We had not yet recognized any of the land we lay 

 under, but that was quite natural, as we now saw it 

 from the opposite side. We knew, though, that we 

 were not far away from our main depot in 85° 5' S. 

 On the afternoon of the same day we were off again. 



