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and not long after that two lofty, white summits to the 

 south-east, probably in about 82° S. It could be seen 

 by the look of the sky that the land extended from 

 north-east to south-west. This must be the same land 

 that we saw lose itself in the horizon in about 84° S., 

 when we stood at a height of about 4,000 feet and 

 looked out over the Barrier, during our ascent. We 

 now have sufficient indications to enable us without 

 hesitation to draw this land as continuous — Carmen 

 Land. The surface against the land is violently dis- 

 turbed — crevasses and pressure ridges, waves and valleys, 

 in all directions. We shall no doubt feel the effect of it 

 to-morrow." Although what we have seen apparently 

 justifies us in concluding that Carmen Land extends 

 from 86° S. to this position — about 81° 30' S.— 

 and possibly farther to the north-east, I have not 

 ventured to lay it down thus on the map. I have con- 

 tented myself with giving the name of Carmen Land to 

 the land between 86° and 84°, and have called the rest 

 " Appearance of Land." It will be a profitable task for 

 an explorer to investigate this district more closely. 



As we had expected, on our next stage we were made 

 to feel the effect of the disturbances. Three times we 

 had now gone over this stretch of the Barrier without 

 having really clear weather. This time we had it, and 

 were able to see what it actually looked like. The 

 irregularities began in 81° 12' S., and did not extend 

 very far from north to south — possibly about five kilo- 



