of Sydero there are only three piaces where a landing can be ef- 

 fected. Characteristic of these precipitous north and west coasts 

 facing the open sea are the numerous isoiated rocky islets — the 

 so-called »Drangar« — which occur along them, and of wliich, e. g. 

 »Risen« and »Kællingen«, (the giant and the old woman) are well- 

 known. Here we may also mention that on the way to Saxen 

 on North-Stronio, there is an extensive view into a narrow inlet 

 bounded on the one side by the lofty, precipitous coast and on the 

 other bv an isoiated wall-like rock. 



[•■. 3. Sancld. A flat stictch of sand in the curve of Sandsbugt (Sands Bay). The sea in the background 

 with Lille Dimon, Store Dimon and Skad. (After a photog'rapli by O. Effersoe). 



Very different is the character of the east and sonth coasts, 

 which are indented by numerous fjords of varying depths; the 

 clifYs as a rule slope gently down to the shore, and even if inacces- 

 sible piaces occur rather often they are less in extent and not so 

 lofty and imposing. The southern part of Ostero and Soiith-Strdmo 

 are typical examples of the more rounded forms which the islands 

 attain here where they are more sheltered and where the force of 

 the waves is less felt on account of the geological structure of the 

 country (se Figs. 3, 13, 16). 



Physiognomy of the mountains. The peculiar feature of 

 the mountains themselves is their terraced character; they look as if 

 they had been constructed by piling flat blocks upon each other, begin- 

 ning with the largest and ending with the smallest, the sloping sides 

 thus forming a jagged line of terraces while the top is a plateau (Fig. 6). 

 Almost all the mountains on the Færoes exhibit this appearance, 

 as upper plateaux occur nearly always, even on the highest, and 



