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of dark strand ; here may be seen the drifted timber from 

 the forests of Siberia, tree-trunks and logs which have finally 

 found a lodgment after their long voyage down Siberian 

 rivers and westward, current-driven, through the Arctic Sea. 

 The landward pressure of the polar-ice drives this timber 

 further and further up the beach till it finally lies at some 

 distance from the water's edge. 



Jan Mayen was discovered by Hudson in 1607 — and re- 

 discovered four years later by the Dutch navigator whose 

 name it has ever since borne. In 1633 it was the scene of a 

 tragedy. The Dutch Government, wishing to establish a 

 whaling-station on the island, induced seven men to remain 

 there for a whole winter. Huts were made and the men were 

 supplied with provisions for several months. But, alas, the 

 return of their Dutch friends in the following spring was 



