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the rays at right angles. The Inlandice was thus cut up in almost rect- 
angular blocks, which were difficult to pass, as we had no indication 
of these encircling crevasses, beyond the slight sinking of the layer of 
snow above them. The snow-bridges over these crevasses — on a average 
2—3 metres broad — were very variable in thickness, ranging from at 
least № metre to 10cm. The crevasses were plainly visible in the latter 
case, as the layer of snow sinks about 15—20 cm. towards the middle. 
Upon rather close investigation a thin crack will be noticed in the snow, 
just over the edge of the ice, and the whole layer of snow may even 
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Very many and broad crevices 
extends around and from the ton of hill. 
Surface very hilly, and intersected 
by smaller crevices . 
have sunk a few millimetres down into the crevasse, which in such cases 
is seen quite plainly. 
We could not proceed along our course on account of these numerous 
crevasses, and we had to sheer off to the west, taking care to avoid, 
as far as possible, the crossing of the larger crevasses. The snow-bridges 
broke down repeatedly, and the shortest of our two sledges fell two 
or three times into a crevasse, but fortunately it got jammed, and so 
we were able to save it. However, we lost one dog on an occasion when 
the trace snapped. 
The ice became a little better towards night, when we camped 
almost due W of the ice-dome, which was the southermost of three iden- 
