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THE STRANDFLAT AND ISOSTASY. 



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•e Fig. 150I at the toot of the mountain side in Lake \'^lk;, . August 10, ign 



e land near Verleegen Hook is seen to the left. August 10, 191 2. 



Raised Shore-lines. 



Raised shore-lines and beaches fretiuently occur along the coasts 

 of Spitsbergen, and have been described especially by A. Hoel [1914, 

 pp. 28 ff.j and Peach [19 16, pp. 297 ff.l. They have obviously Ijeen formed 

 after the strandflat and are relatively recent formations. 



At the place where I landed on the east side of the entrance to 

 Liefde Fjord (sec al)ove p. 197) I found shore-lines cut in solid rock at 

 the follmv in"" liei^hts abf>ve sea-level: 



iig. 159. .SlraiiiiilaL cut m lioi uulciiiic-bcliibL ami iiuca-scliisl oil Vciiccgcn llouk. 



August 12, 19:2. 



