PLATE XXXVI GRANITE HARBOUR. 



FIG. 1 (Map A). From a photograph by Mr FORD (Fo. 42, ^-plate), Jan. 20, 

 1902 ; taken from the ship at the farthest point to which the ice allowed 

 an entry ; shows the southern shores. 



FIG. 2 (Map A). From a photograph by R. W. SKELTON (Sk. 70, ^-plate), 

 Jan. 20, 1902; looking W. from the ship in M'Murdo Sound, to the 

 entrance of Granite Harbour. 



FIG. 3 (Map A). From a photograph by C. R. ROYDS (R. 91, 5" x 4" film), 

 Jan. 20, 1902; taken looking N.-W. from the ship as she forced an entry 

 into Granite Harbour ; shows the northern confines. 



Bounded on the N. by rocky cliffs, mainly granite capped by dolerite, 

 and small glaciers (Fig. 3), and on the S. by screes and slopes (Fig. 1), 

 Granite Harbour has the look of an exceptionally well-sheltered inlet. As we 

 entered it, the ice was in the act of breaking up, and exhibited the curious 

 regularity of fracture which can be seen in Figs. 1 and 3. At the head of the 

 inlet is a glacier of small size, which reaches the water's edge, but this is completely 

 hidden from sight at the entrance by a sudden bend in the direction of the 

 sheltered fiord. 



See Scott, Voyage of the 'Discovery,' 1 vol. i., p. 157; Ferrar, Nat. Hist. Rep., 

 vol. i., pp. 32, 33. 



