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The vegetation which appears on the »Ur«, is very closely re- 

 lated to that of the luxuriant rock-ledges and ravines, and it is 



Fig. 185. Vegetation on one side of the ravine at Vestmanhavn ; fems on the higher ledge, the lower 

 being covered principally by Geranium silvaticum and Angelica. (From photo. by F. Borgesen). 



also remarkable for its enormous wealth of mosses, species as well 

 as individuals. 



»Ur« is the Scandinavian name used to indicate the slope, 



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