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thlrty-*five north of Tj8rfu»S|i and the ooablaod deeps 

 oontinue northwestward trtx^ there, 



nowhere cioes iUcar yjsrder U^h ettala the 

 depths of Sk|lxf»adi ij^b ot th& other greet deeps to 

 the west* At Latitude 66 degrees 40«5 sdhates ]l«, UmfsX" 

 tade 16 degrees 57 alaates W* a sounding of 154 f&th- 

 ons aeries the deepest spot so fer SMiesured; severel 

 soundiaiss of 144 fsthoois oeetu' south of here. 



Three dlseontlauous belts of wxd ooour in 

 Azer ?4ord end iueer FJarder BQrh« The numerous "^stiff 

 eley** and "herd<* aotstions In these belts indicate 

 th^t the sedianent is probe biy Boegglld's &fy, deep- 

 see eley* 



A sll^tXy shoaler tongue of sand, ? sd-les 

 «lde« crosses Asier f Jardar I^b, sepereting the largest 

 of the above belts of wid from the imd in the outer 

 portion of the deep. This sand^ whioh is of e part 

 with the sand of Menejrje Tlmk end Msirelclce FIsk, is 

 obviously e fill , out ting aeroas e isreviously oontin- 

 uous belt of siud runnins up the w-^np^ 



The remainder of M»t FJarder S3f\i end Axsr 

 Yjord is oovered with sand and e little gravel. 



The «r8icul«^ Riveor, which ^sEipties Into ^ar 

 Jt^cu^, flows from Tstne Jolcull in the interior throu^ 

 a region of active vuloanisu, Uke the ^cialfande Fliot, 



