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About halfway between Vestre Havnenæs and Baadskæret we 

 found — also in a hollow — a second tenting ground with 5 tent- 

 rings and 3 permanent meat-depots close to the east of a steep 

 slope. The ground consisted of uniform beach-materials, gravel 

 and small stones, and lay on the top of a moderately steep snow- 

 slope ca. 50 meters broad. In summer this slope fell abruptly and 

 it was only in winter and spring that there was access to the tenting 

 ground from the sea. At this place we found — especially towards 

 the S. E. — a quantity of bones of fjord seal and narwhal. 



Two of the tent-rings were formed of selected flat and thin 

 stones, both in the margin and in the platform edge; further, in 

 the middle of the edge of the platform lay a collection of large, 

 flat stone slabs — presumably the place for the lamp. For doorstep 

 there was a flat stone and to the left inside the doorway lay an- 

 other collection of stones for a lamp4 



Measurements of these two tent-rings: 



Close to the west of ring 207 we found a ring (208) which had 

 been broken up (fjord seal). 



The permanent meat-depots: 



About 10 meters west of the other stone remains we found a 



tent-ring (212) which was different from the above-described in 



having ordinary boulders in the margin. It was oval, 250 M. broad 



along the edge of the platform in east to west direction. From this 



^ Cf. Knud Rasmussen 2: p. 5. 



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