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careful observation, be sure of ; the icebergs seeming 

 to drift here and there, without being subject to any- 

 settled influence, and upon the whole changing their 

 places but very little. A regular rising and falling of 

 the water was however perceptible, and, according to 

 the high- water mark on the shore, the tide evidently rose 



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to the same height as on tlie outer coast. The depth of 

 the Fjord was considerable, near the land being 100 

 fathoms and more, and in the middle Mr. Sengstacke did 

 not touch the ground with a 500 fathom line. The sur- 

 face temperature was high, and rose to 46° Fahr., but at 



