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THE 5TRANDFLAT AND ISOSTASV. 



Fig. 68. Ulvanes, Hardanger Fjord. lAug. 30, 1911). 



Fig. 69. Southward view along the eastern side of Hardanger Fjord, towards Husoes, where the strandflat 

 begins to extend and the high mountains withdraw. lAug. 30, 191 1). 



marked the places with strandflat according to his map of the inner 

 Hardanger Fjord [1901, p. 189]. Reusch states the heights of his plat- 

 forms to be about 20 to 30 metres. I expect thev are chieflv about 

 20 metres, which agrees with mv irieasurements in tlie outer part of the 

 fjord at \'araldsoi. 



As in Sogne Fjord so also in Hardanger Fjord the strandflat is con- 

 spicuously wider and better developed along lx)th sides of the fjord in 

 its outer part, and in Bommel Fjord, than in the inner fjord. It is 

 especially outside the region of Husnes and Huglo Island (Fig. 21, no. IC9 

 and 1 10) that the strandflat begins to extend more widely over the islands 

 as well as on the mainland, and the mountains rctiie from the shores 

 of the fjord, leaving the strandflat as a wide level foreland (cf. Fig. 69). 



A distinctly developed strandflat extends along the northwestern side 

 of Bommiel Fjord cut in rocks varying much in their power of resistance. 

 It extends over the southern end of Stord Island (Fig. 70) consisting of 

 phyllite and chloritic schists, over Moster Island (Figs. 70 and J2) con- 

 sisting of chloritic schists and gabbro, along the eastern side of the 

 southern peninsula of Bomlo Island, and over Espevær (Fig. 75) con- 

 sisting of schists and gabbro. 



Along the southeastern side of the outer Harrlanger Fjord and 

 Bommel Fjord, the strandflat is well developed along the whole coast from 

 Husnes (Archæan rocks. Fig. 69), on Hâlsnoi, and Fjelbergoi (Archæan 

 rocks and phyllite on both islanris). along \'alestranrl from Tittelsnes 

 (phyllite. Fig. 71), and southwestwards along the coast, consisting of 

 Archæan recks, towards Ryvarden Lighthouse and Haugesund (Figs. 73, 



