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which issues to the west of Bredefiord’s southern part. Further to the 
north “Eynerfiord”, “Burgerfiord” and “Lodmunderfiord” are said to 
be, which perhaps are the bays with the glaciers west of the issuing place 
Tugdlarunat on the north side of Ikerssuak. 
When Ivar says that, Isafiord is “the most westerly part ol the 
eastern settlement” one can perhaps conclude by that, that when he 
wrote it, the most northerly part of the eastern settlement, which 
we will speak of presently, was not inhabited any more, but deserted. 
Biörn Jönsson mentions "Utibliksfiord’ as a side-fiord to Isefiord, in other 
places called “Makleiks’fiord.” 
It is most likely the above mentioned fiord Kangerdluarssuk issuing 
to the north west, in which ruins of Norse farms are to be found. 
Finnur Jönsson’s opinion is that the “Midfiord” (Midfirdir) mention- 
ed are the three bays or fiords which issue from Sermilik to the east, 
namely Tasiussak Tasiussarssuk and Kangerdluak. 
In one of these bays Gardaness church ought to be found, which 
is spoken of in the church inventory. 
АП identification will lack sure foundation, until one has been able 
to find the churches still missing. 
In conclusion we will mention that F. J. assumes that the west 
coast of the precipitous, uninhabitable Ilimausax peninsula was called 
“Strandir” (the shores) in resemblance to the desert coasts of Iceland 
bearing a similar designation. The most southern of the Midfiord, Kan- 
gerdluak, he identifies as Strandafiord which is spoken of in an in- 
ventory. 
We will now leave Sermilik and Ikerssuak and go further north 
along the coast through Torssukatak (the ancient Miafiord) which leads 
to the two fiords Sermitsialik and Imartunek, lying within the place of 
issue Kagssimiut. I have been told some Norse ruins have been found 
here in 1903. 
The most northern part of the eastern settlement. 
Biörn Jønsson says, after having spoken of the Midfiord: 
“Then a Kollufiord is mentioned another “Dyrefiord” (Dyrafjördr), 
thereafter “Thorvaldsfiord” [“Arnlaugsfiord” is here mentioned in an- 
other inventory] “Stensfiord” (Steinsfj:), “Bergthorsfiord” — then there 
is six days rowing, with six men in a six-oar boat to the western settle- 
ment”. 
By this it is seen that these fiords formed the northern part of the 
eastern settlement. Ivar does not mention them, presumably because, 
in his time they were uninhabited. 
North of Cape Desolation or Nunarssuit (Hvarf ?) we again find 
habitations in the fiords north and south of Arsuk, namely Когпок, Ika, 
Arsuk, Arpagfik and Tigssaluk fiords. Here eighteen groups of ruins 
