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tions of glaciers were made under the direction of the Minister of 

 Agriculture. 



During the winter of 1907-8, the amount of snow-fall was regis- 

 tered in twenty-seven stations in Savoy; although the snow-fall 

 was less than in the previous year, still the total amount was fairly 

 large. The maximum does not increase with the altitude, as the 

 altitude becomes high; but the observations along this line are 

 still incomplete. 



On Mont Blanc the Glacier de Bionnassay, which between 1 906 and 

 1907 had advanced 38 meters, in 1907-8 advanced 17.5 meters farther. 

 The three other glaciers observed in this region had all retreated. 

 The retreat of the Glacier du Tour amounted to 52.5 meters. In 

 the Maurienne three small contiguous glaciers made a slight ad- 

 vance; a fourth glacier, not far distant, had retreated markedly. 1 



Pyrenees. — A number of glaciers observed in this region showed 

 a tendency to a slight advance. 1 



Swedish Alps. — -The retreat of the glaciers of Lapland, noticed 

 since 1900, has been confirmed. During the summer of 1908 sig- 

 nals were placed near many glaciers which will lead to more definite 

 results in the future. 



Norwegian Alps. — The glaciers of the Jotenheim are in marked 

 retreat, whereas those of the Jostedal and Folgenfon, nearer the 

 coast, show an equally marked advance, the variations between 



1907 and 1908 amounting in some cases to about 30 meters. 2 

 Canada. — The Illecillewaet Glacier retreated about 40 feet 



between 1907 and 1908. 3 



Himalaya. — Although no new observations have been made, 

 there are indications that since the survey of 1872-75 the glaciers 

 of Garhwal and Kashmir have retreated considerably. 4 



REPORT OF THE GLACIERS OE THE UNITED STATES FOR 1909 s 



Hallett Glacier, Colorado, shows no change between 1908 and 

 1909 (Mills). 



1 Report of M. Rabot. 3 Report of Mr. Vaux. 



2 Report of M. Oyen. « Report of Mr. Freshfield. 



s A synopsis of this report will appear in the Fifteenth Annual Report of the Inter- 

 national Committee. The report on the glaciers of the United States for the year 



1908 was given in this Journal (XVII, No. 7, pp. 667-71). 



