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side. The bottom then rises evenly to 43 metres about 15 kilometres 

 farther north, and then falls to 112 metres midway between Capes Kjeld- 

 sen, Roos and Auguste Viktoria. The depth midway between the last two 

 capes is 62 metres. Northwards, out through the fjord, the bottom again 

 sinks evenly to the greatest depth, 180 metres, at the place where the 

 width of the fjord begins to increase greatly, whereupon the depth once 

 more decreases towards the mouth. The ice prevented us from continu- 

 ing the soundings farther out. 



The greatest depth in Bock Ba}', 107 metres, was found in the middle 

 of the bay, west of Cape Kjeldsen. A bar crosses the mouth of the bay 

 from this cape to Cape Roos, with a depth of 85 metres nearest Cape 

 Kjeldsen, and 42 metres nearer Cape Roos. The hollow between Capes 

 Kjeldsen, Roos and Auguste Viktoria, 112 metres in depth, is thus sur- 

 rounded by bars between the three capes. 



In Wood Bay there is anchorage on both sides of the fjord, but care 

 must be taken to avoid the sand}' spits running far out on both sides of 

 the river-mouths. As a rule, a clay bottom will be found. Vessels should 

 not be taken farther in than to Eholmen, on the west side of which there 

 is anchorage in from 20 to 30 metres of water. 



hi Liefde Bay, whose depth-conditions are almost unknown, vessels 

 must proceed with the greatest caution. Rocks just awash have been ob- 

 served between Cape Roos and Maake Oyan, and there is also reason 

 to believe that a reef runs across to Stations Oyan and possibly to Ande 

 Øyan too. Small vessels will find good anchorage north of Stations Øyan 

 in 7 metres of water. 



Water can be taken in from several streams and rivers in Wood 

 Bay and Liefde Bay. In Wood Ba}^ however, it is difficult to get 

 clear water, as almost everywhere it is full of the brown mud of the 

 district. 



In Bock Bay there is anchorage on both sides, but the best is 



5. Vulkan Harbour 



on the eastern side, where h3'drographic observations were made b}' Her- 

 mansen, on August 8, 1910. In this harbour, vessels can lie safely in all 

 kinds of weather; but a good look-out must be kept from the mountains 

 for the ice on the north coast, outside Wood Bay. Drift ice is seldom met 

 with in Bock Bay. The Farm had her boilers cleaned here. Water can 

 be taken from several streams on the west side, where the warm springs 

 and the volcano, Mt. Sverre, discovered by the expedition in 1910, are 



