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them, and partly because the grassy slopes do not extend so far up, 

 the northern Islands have a gloomier and more sullen aspect (Fig. 6) 

 than the southern with their rounded outlines and green vegetation. 

 Sounds and fjords. The Islands are separated by narrow 

 sounds and penetrated by fjords, both of which must be regarded as 



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Kig. G. Vidcru. Malinf/sfJicUl (730 ni.) jjartly siiow coverecl. The church spire rises out of the decpest 



part of the valley. Hig'her up enclosed fieids with ditches. Then gentlj- sloping hill-sides up to about 



300 m. Small plateau at the top and numerous basalt tei-races. (After a photograph by K. Rimestad). 



submerged valleys. Most of the sounds occur between the northern 

 group of Islands, as, e. g. the long sound, Siindelaget between Stromo 

 and Ostero; Kalsofjord between Kalso and Kuno; Haraldsund be- 

 tween Kuno and Bordo and Kvannasund between Bordo and Videro. 

 The fjords occur mostly on the east coast of Sydero and Stromo 

 and on Ostero and Bordo ; the longest fjord is Skaalefjord on Ostero. 

 Valleys. There are also many valleys among the mountains; 

 they may be divided into two classes: — long valleys or hollows 



