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It is repeated to some extent in Plate CXLVIIL, which, while giving in greater 

 completeness the whole length of coast-line between these two inlets, is un- 

 fortunate in that the more important mountain ranges at the back are covered to 

 some extent by the less important foot-hills of the coast-line. 



Mount Albert Markham, which we knew for many months as "Table 

 Mountain," and "Pyramid Mountain" just to the north of it, retained their 

 characteristic forms from almost every bearing, and were most valuable land-marks 

 during this stage of our journey outward as well as homeward. 



PLATE CXLVIIL THE "PYKAMID AND TABLE MOUNTAIN" 



RANGE. 



From a sketch made on the Southern Sledge Journey; Dec. 17, 1902, noon. 

 (Map A.) 



On the extreme left is Christmas Mountain, which is the southernmost peak of 

 any considerable size in the land-mass between the Barne and Shackleton Inlets. 



On almost the extreme right of the drawing is Cape Selborne, the northern- 

 most limit of the same land-mass. 



Over the rounded and snow-covered eminence of Cape Selborne the M'Lintock 

 range appears on the far side of Barne Inlet. 



Between Cape Selborue and Christmas Mountain the following peaks, in 

 succession from N. to S., have been named, and their heights above sea-level 

 estimated: Mount Hamilton, 7400 feet; Mount Egerton, 7660 feet; Durnford 

 Bluff, 7020 feet; Mount Field, 9390 feet; Mount Wharton, 8849 feet; Mount 

 Albert Markham, 10,460 feet ; Mount Nares ; Mount Lindley, 7270 feet ; Mount 

 Hoskins ; and Christmas Height, 6200 feet. 



Behind and beyond this range no sign of other peaks is visible. It may be 

 taken, therefore, for granted that they form at this point the western edge of the 

 continental plateau. 



PLATE CXLIX. CHRISTMAS MOUNTAIN AND LAND TO THE S. 



From a sketch made on the Southern Sledge Journey; Dec. 22, 1902, 6 P.M. 

 (Map A.) 



To the left is Mount Longstaff appearing in the far S., about lat. 83. 

 Christmas Mountain, so named because our Christmas camp on December 25 



