island of Bapsitf, k miles to th9 southeast of th« penin- 

 sula, ar9 undoubtdeLly due to the #ff«et of dikes also. 

 The pattern of sediments in Beru Fjord is the 9am» as that 

 in the other large fjords to the north, &iud covers the 

 greater part of the fjord bott<m, while strips of sand 

 skirt much of the shore. 



On the shelf outside the fjord lies en lrregu3tar« 

 sheped areti of m&d^ i^easuriai^ 5t miles east-west hy 2| 

 sailes north-south. This is separated from th@ mud in the 

 fjord hy 2 «lles of sandy bottom. 



As with the other f JordSi, a sul^&arine valley 

 eontinues outward fr<Ma Beru fjord. It erosses the she if ^ 

 inoreas&Ag in size to heocHE@ the de^ep, Berufjsrdarell (see 



The Shelf between ^fiuuviic ana JAamsrs Fjord. Bottom 

 Sediments 



In the section north of saadvijfe tha shelf wsp 



largely covered by s&aa, with only s few Isolated areas 



of gravel. South of :ite»ndvil£, however, grevei predominates 



over send. Centaencing about ten miles east-soutiie&st frcoi. 



Sendviic, a continuous belt of gravel 7 to 10 miles wide 



trends southeastward for «bout nine miles. It then turns 



shsrply to the southwest and treaai; in-i,***.-^*^ v-ia='«atXoa 



for about fifty miles, deoreesin^ to 6 islles lA width at 



the southwestern end. At e point 17 miles southwest of 



where it makes the sherp turn the width suddenly deereaiMis 



