I92I. No. II. THE STRAXDFLAT AND ISOSTASY. 



Fig. 3. Strandtlat near Kunna 1593 metres highi, Northern Helgeland. 

 View north-eastwards from off Meloivser. (September 9th, 1912.) 



In the summer of 191 1 a cruise was made with the "X'eslemoy" along 

 the south and west coast of Norway, as far as the region of Sogne Fjord, 

 and also to Shetland, with the special purpose of studying the strandfiat 

 and measuring its heights. 



A cruise with the "\*eslemoy" in 19 12 along the coast of Norway to 

 Bear Island and Spitsbergen, gave an opportunity of studying the strand- 

 flat in those northern regions. 



An expedition from Norway through the Kara Sea to the Yenisei river 

 in 191 3, gave a new opportunity of studying the coast formations in those 

 regions. 



In the following report I shall try to give tlie results of tlie obser- 

 vations concerning the strandfiat, made during these cruises, especially 

 that of 1911. I regret that other work has prevented that this was done 

 before. ]Much that was in mind when the many observations were made, 

 has certainly faded from memory now so many years afterwards. But 

 nevertheless, I venture to hope that the observations as they are, may still 

 be of some interest to geographical students. In a recent book on the 

 cruise to Spitsbergen in 19 12 [1920, 1921" I have already described some 

 results of my study of the strandfiat on Bear Island and Spitsbergen. 



