242 Chr. Bendix Thostrup 



The one (153) nearest the beach was 110 M. long, 057 M. broad 

 and ca. 040 M. high; the other (154) was 1 M, long and 054 M. 

 broad ; the height was difficult to measure as many loose stones 

 lay in the bottom. The first one on the other hand was built on 

 solid rock. 



The place was rich in large, flat stones, which had also been 

 used to the fullest extent in covering over the meat-stores. These 

 were completely empty of bones and have perhaps only been of 

 temporary use, for entire and unskinned seals — possibly a very 

 occasional booty in this waste region. 



Danmarks Havn (lat. 76° 46', long. 18° 45') with immediate 

 neighbourhood. Here were found 49 tent-rings, 6 shelters, 15 

 traps, 12 permanent and 33 temporary meat-stores, 9 fire-places, 1 

 meat-depot made by children, 1 set of kayak rests, 2 cairns, 1 hare- 

 barrier and 2 other stone remains. 



Danmarks Havn is a natural harbour, lying 7 to 8 kilometers north 

 of Кар Bismarck. The head of the harbour or north shore is low 

 and 2 rivers have their outlets here; two small lakes (salmon was 

 taken in one of them) also occur here and a bog. The latter 

 towards the east changes over to somewhat higher lying ground, 

 which is an outrunner from Termometerfjeldet, a hill north of the 

 harbour about 135 meters high. Over the outrunner mentioned there 

 is a pass-way for sledges. Overkørslen, from the north-east corner of 

 the harbour, the height of the pass being 24 meters. Towards the west 

 the harbour is bounded by the elongated Harefjeldet', ca. 180 meters 

 high, north of which a pass, Vesterdalen, ca. 90 meters high, leads 

 out to Stormbugt. On each side of the entrance to the harbour 

 runs out a point, the Østre and Vestre Havnenæs. Østre Havnenæs 

 lies on the same peninsula as Кар Bismarck. The peninsula which 

 extends towards the south, is crowded with lakes and small cupola- 

 shaped mounds or hills. Vestre Havnenæs is a low naze, which 

 projects some distance into the harbour, east of Harefjeldet. A 

 couple of kilometers north of the harbour there is the high plateau 

 which extends out to Syttenkilomelernæsset. 



Immediately on the arrival of the Expedition at Danmarks 

 Havn 3 tent-rings (155) as also a well-built meat-depot (156) were 

 found on the beach just at the landing place; during the work of 

 disembarking the Expedition, these were unfortunately disturbed 

 before an exact investigation could be made. Bones of the following 

 species were found at the harbour: hare, polar bear, bearded seal, 

 fjord seal, reindeer (with cast antlers among them) and musk-ox. 



' Called "Кар Bismarck" by Koldewey (see: Koloewey: I, p. 491). 



