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moramic \ii., .. ,,,c coast platform from the top of the stone t<: 



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Fie;. 1^8. Panoramic view of the strandflat along the coast south ol Mossel B: 



During some part of tlie time when the strandflat was formed th2 

 glaciers had less extent than at present. As pointed out by Hoel [iÇiJ, 

 p. 2/] this is especially proved l)y the Buchanan (Placiers and the Murray 

 Glacier now extending over the strandflat on the east coast of Prince 

 Charles Foreland. 



It has been already mentioned, that two levels of the strandflat were 

 probablv observed on Prince Charles Foreland, one at about 6 to lo 

 metres and one at about 20 to 30 metres above the sea. 



The lower level is probably the same as that of the low strandflat 

 at A>rleegen Hook, where it was between 10 and t6 metres above the sea. 



The higher level of 20 to 30 metres is generally found on the strand- 

 flat along the whole west coast of Spitsbergen, and also predominates 

 on Reindeer Land. 



It was pointed out before (p. 200) that the higher shelves, at about 

 47 metres or more above the sea, observed on the west and east side of 

 the peninsula between Lief de Bay and Wijde Bay cannot really belong- 

 to the strandflat, but must have been formed during some more temporary 

 submergence of the coast. According to Peach the altitude of the rocky 

 surface of the strandflat at the base of the mountains should be 150 feet 

 (46 metres) above the sea, and he states it to be even 200 feet (61 metres) 

 in some places (see above p. 184). His statements seem, however, to be 

 rough estimates, and not based upon very accurate investigations. 



