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directly opposite place of Indre Sioholmen. I made two rough 
measurements with the mirror level, at parts of the coast of 
Qualée further to the south, and found unquestionable proof 
of a continuous rise for the upper line, which is there very 
clearly marked, especially on the south coast. 
Directly opposite to the southern angle of Qualse, divided 
from it only by a narrow strait, is a promontory of the main- 
land called Beritsmol. The upper line is here presented as 
a broad flat terrace of rock, encumbered with blocks, but not 
so much as to prevent its being selected as a road by the 
reindeer, in their passage from one pasture to another. I 
took two measurements here, within half a mile of each 
other, and found a slight difference, the one being 129-22, 
and the other 130-66. These two points are not in the same 
line as the points of observation along Qualoe island ; they 
cross that line of rise at a considerable angle. Turning a 
promontory to the eastward, we enter a small branch of the 
sea terminating in a valley, in which are situated the Kiop- 
man’s house of Qualsund, a chapel, and some lonely farms. 
The two lines here become broad green terraces, the upper 
of which is seen on both sides running for miles along, till it 
terminates in a morass near the head of the valley. This 
grand terrace, measured a mile along the valley, is 137 feet, 
shewing still a rise in the southerly direction. There is, 
however, something anomalous in the measurement of the 
lower line, for, while it appears at 53 feet as a line of erosion 
in the sound, it becomes a detrital terrace of only 44 feet on 
turning into the valley. Such at least is its elevation at the 
Kiopman’s house, which is situated upon it. 
The two terraces are well marked along the sounds skirt- 
ing the east side of Qualée, as far as the eye can see from 
Qualsund. At a place close to the entrance of Reppefiord, 
there is a recess or sinus inthe line of the mountainous 
coast, where a little rill enters. The neighbouring hill-faces 
are covered with long irregular ridges of detrital matter, 
probably the relics of ancient moraines. In consequence, 
apparently, of this abundance of transported matter, the 
rivulet has formed a large delta, which projects like an im- 
mense spoil-bank from the hill-face into the sea. The upper 
