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THE STRANDFLAT AND ISOSTASY 



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western sides of those two islands, and over Store Witsoi and the other 

 islets between them. Fig. 40 gives an impression of the flatnes of the 

 strandfiat in this region west of Hisoi and Sandoi. All the islands are 

 very flat and low. and here are few higher hills. They consist of Archæan 

 rocks. On M jouicii Island (the island between Sandoi and Bjørtnes Is!., 

 Fig. 21, no. 44 and 45) there is a mountain in its northern part, while 

 tlie southern part is (|uite flat. On the east side of Bjortncs Island 

 (Fig. 21, no. 45) a mountainous hill rises above the strandfiat. which is 

 otherwise extended over the whole island. 



The whole of Kz'crsai and Grimen Island (Fig. 21, no. 46 and 47) 

 form parts of the level strandfiat, and so do the two Vats Islands, Store 

 Hille Lsland. (S:c. north and northeast of (irimen Island and Kversoi. 



The Region of Lindås Peninsula. 



The strandfiat continues over the many islands to the south, and is 

 especially well devclopefl and level on the southern side of Fens Fjord, 

 where the rocks are chiefly crystalline schists (Ulriken gneiss) and a band 

 of gabbro or labradorite rocks along the northeastern side of the Lindås 

 Peninsula. On the northern side of the Lindås Peninsula the plain is 

 extremely flat as seen from the sea (Fig. 46) with all the farms lying on 

 it. very nearly at the same level between 16 and 18 metres above the sea. 



A panorama was taken from an isolated hill on \^ardetangen, the 

 northwestern end of Lindas Peninsula, 2j.2^ metres above sea-level. The 

 first part of the panorama (Fig. 45 A) begins in the north-east, looking 

 towards the flat Håvarden Island (of labradorite rocks) in Fens Fjord 



