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according to the seasons, but also from one year to another, И is, 
however, in the main so stable that I have considered it right to 
indicate it in the maps (PI. IV and V). It will appear that the border 
line of the drift ice in the main follows the outer side of the extreme 
islands or of the projecting parts of the main land. Only between 
the 78. and 79. parallel does any difference exist. Here the border 
line of the drift ice passes from Ile de France to Norske Oer, far 
outside the extreme range of islands in Jokelbugten, whereas in 
contrast to this it reaches as far as Hochstetters Forland in the gap 
between Store Koldewey and Shannon. 
In these two places there is, however, every reason to expect 
Fig. 98. Drift ice in the Greenland Sea. July. 
great differences from one year to another. Information as regards 
the conditions north of Ile de France is only to be had from the 
years 1905 (the Belgica), 1907 and 1908, but for these three years 
the conditions seem to have been nearly as indicated in the map. 
As far as the gap between Store Koldewey and Shannon is concerned, 
the map shows the border line of the drift ice, as seen by us on 
the Danmark-Ekspedition in the years 1906, 1907 and 1908. The 
Germaniaexpedition hardly met with drift ice at Haystack during 
the sledge journey of 1870, as this would otherwise presumably have 
been mentioned in the report, and on the map!) against Kap Oswald 
Heer we find the word “Landeis”, which must be interpreted as 
1) Originalkarte von Ost Grønland zwischen 73°30’ and 76°00’ М. Br. von JuLius 
Payer, Massstab 1 : 400000, (Zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt). 
