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the mouths of the rivers. Terminal moraines of noteworthy 
dimensions are seen only at Korok and at Kiagtut. — 
After the retreat of the inland ice from the coast belt an 
upheaval occurred. According to some observations by STEEN- 
strup and Jessen! the extent of this upheaval in the country 
around Julianehaab may be estimated at about 50 meters, and 
it increases gradually towards the north. Several explorers have 
expressed the opinion that the land is now-a-days slowly sub- 
siding, and although the correctness of this view has not yet 
been definitely proved, there is no doubt that the post-glacial 
rising of the land has long ago ceased. This fact is of special 
interest, because the opposile coast of the Davis Strait is said 
to be still rising’. 
GENERAL STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTRY. 
As only a small part of the rock surface is covered by 
Quaternary deposits, and the steep sided fjords and valleys exhibit 
magnificent natural sections, the country affords excellent op- 
portunities for the study of the geological structure. The lack 
of sufficiently detailed topographical maps and the limited time 
available for the field work, have made it impossible yet to ac- 
complish a detailed investigation of all the phenomena. It is 
believed, however, that the observations mentioned in the pre- 
ceding chaplers will suffice to demonstrate some of the main 
features of the structure of the country. 
The general structure is that of a plateau area which is 
traversed by faults, ranging as a rule from northeast to 
southwest or from Е. N. Е. to У. $. W. Folds and other 
! Meddelelser om Grønland XVI, р. 150 (1890). 
* R.A. Dary, The Geology of the Northeast Coast of Labrador. Bull. Comp. 
Zool. Harvard XXXVIII, p. 261 (1902). 
