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We had deep river-courses and crevasses on either side, and the plateau 
when eventually reached was but a narrow spit with a width of only 
a few hundred metres, getting rapidly broader towards the north. The 
surface was quite smooth and covered with snow (Fig. 21—22—23—24). 
Total distance 2 miles with a rise of 50 metres; total above sea-level 
310 metres. 
April Sth. As usual a gale sprang up during the night, but it calmed 
down towards morning, so that it was possible to send back two sledges 
for the remainder of our stores, which were advanced beyond our 
tents in the afternoon. Orders were made out for Глов, letters and 
instructions were written, and everything was now ready for us to part 
company with our comrades, as on account of lack of provisions it was 
impossible for us to remain together for more than one more day. 
April 9th. Again a gale blew throughout the night, but it calmed 
down suddenly, and we were able to get off at 11 a.m. The going was 
very good — the best we had had on the Inlandice — and we made 
good progress in spite of the large rise of the surface, about 195 metres. 
For a couple of miles the ice was covered with very long, narrow, but 
April geh 
485 OT. 5% 
Surface smooth and ever, / 
covered with snow. / 
N Steyr ; 
inclire me Very much 
440 + 200 y 
; N all Surface rather smooth i CRORE Katee, 
iy x day and even, almost + broad crevices 
| N 400 “A 1250 \ bare of snow. 5 / Ba 
Very mach NX Few crevices. , 
broken ice, EX x ae | / Lower than coursline 
= N ” Surface rather smooth, 
broad crevices and \ à one ae 
deep, watercourses. N ‚310 и vo long stretches. 
т | lower thar courslire. т ~-7 | 
c: 3 miles Exceedingly rough Ue. 
hard and even leads of snow, but for the next 3 miles it became almost. 
quite bare of snow, while the surface was studded with small hummocks, 
not above one meter high (Fig. 25). Towards the end of the day’s journey 
we got on to an even and smooth layer of snow, which however was 
not very deep, as small hummocks projected everywhere. The splitting 
of a sledge-runner compelled us to camp a little earlier than intended, 
but nevertheless we made a progress of about 9 miles and managed 
