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IKIDTJOF NANSrCN. 



M.-X. Kl. 







Fig-. 160. Th.- Iruid north of Mossil Bay to Vcrlcegcn Hook, will) tlic stramJtlat along the shore and 



Fig. 161. The north side of Brogger Peninsula, with the conspicuous flat platform (about 200 met: 



right, with the mountain on Prince Charles Forelå 



1 1 metres. Tliis shore-line continued northwards along the slope of 

 the big moraine terrace in front of the lake mentioned p. 198. 



27 metres. A fairly distinct shore-line in solid rock. 



41 metres. A sharply defined shore-line marked by a horizontal 

 row of small accumulations of snow, and backed by a vertical cliff. 



47.25 metres. The upper horizontal edge of the above mentioned cliff. 



In Lake Valley, on the west side of Wijde Bay, shore-lines were ob- 

 served at the following heights: 



II metres — quite distinct. 



24 metres — less distinct. 



30.8 metres — sharply marked. 



46.8 metres — partly in solid rock, very conspicuous along the coast 

 as a horizontal line marked by accumulations of snow. 



At Vcrlccgcn Hook a shore-line was observed at about 10 metres 

 above sea-level. 



Platforms at high Levels. 



In several places along the coasts of Spitsbergen one may observe 

 traces of horizontal planes at relatively high levels. Especially conspicuous 

 is the remarkable, broad plane on the Brogger Peninsula south-east of 

 Ouade Hook (Fig.i6T). It extends north-westwards from Mount Schetelig, 



