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HOBBS— CHARACTERISTICS OF THE 



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within which the ice in hke manner reaches the sea. These occur 

 on Jokull Bay and on the north shore of the North East Foreland 

 (see Fig. 24).^^ 



The Ice Face or Front. — Concerning the form of the front of 

 the inland-ice where it lies upon the land, widely different descrip- 

 tions have been furnished from different districts. It is necessary 



Fig. 24. Map of the Greenland shore in the vicinity of the North East 

 Foreland (after Trolle). 



to remember that the continent of Greenland stretches northward 

 through nearly 24° of latitude, and after due regard is had to this 

 consideration, the differences in configuration may perhaps be found 

 to be but expressions of climatic variation. Those who have 



^ Lieut. A. Trolle, "The Danish Northeast Greenland Expeditio ■, Scot. 

 Geogr. Mag., Vol. 25, 1909, pp. 57-70 (map and illustrations). 



