454 STATISTICS RELATIVE TO NORWEGIAN MOUNTAINS* 



Tind, This term is common over the whole country, signifying they upon larger mountain 

 masses rising, cone-formed tops, alps, pealis. Naulgaardstindeu, Suletind, Tessungtinden, 

 Prsestctind. 



Top, Tip, tup, same signification as tind. 



Varde. This term is often used in the south part of Norway, and denotes high mountain 

 which might be seen a great distance at sea. Degervarde. 



Vol is supposed to have the same meaning as Varde, but according to Horby (New Magazine 

 of Natural Science) it appears that this term, at least in some parts of the country, denotes 

 a gradual ascending mountain, without having any mark or varde upon its summit. The 

 term is common, particularly in the eastern portion of the country, Kvitvola, Bustvola, 

 Finvola. 



Reference to reliable publications and persons. 



Bassoe, C, lieutenant colonel of artillery: Measures of Heights by Barometer in the Amts 

 of Buskerud and Bratsberg in 1846. 



Measures of Heights by Barometer in the Amt of Bratsberg, 1847. 



Measures of Heights by Barometer in the Amts of Bratsberg and Nedenses, 1848. 



Boeck, C, professor, (Boeck & Keilhau:) Travels in the Amt of Smaaleneue, 1834, 



Bohr, G. : Of the Glaciers of the Josterdal. Journal called Blandinger, volume 2. 



Broch, Th., general of engineers : Observations and Height-measures, &c. Magazine for 

 Natural Science, volume 2. 



Observations and Height-measures. New Magazine of Natural Science, volume 1. 



Buck, Leopold Von: Travel from Christiania to Bergen, Topographical and Statistical 

 Collections, volume 1. 



Carpelan, W. M., colonel: A Visit to the Mountain Hut, 1823. Published in Magazine of 

 Natural Science, 2d an., volume 1. 



Esmark, professor : Travels to Drontheim. Published Christiania, 1829. 



Observations upon a Journey to Gausta Mountains. Topographical and Statistical 

 Collections, volume 1. 



Everest, Rob. : A Journey through Norway and Sweden. Published London, 1S20. 



Falkenberg, lieutenant colonel : Height-measures by Barometer in the years 1852, 1853, 

 and 1855, in the Amts of Stavanger and South Bergenhus. Manuscript. Published by 

 government, 1860, 



Pearnley, C, professor: Report of a Geographical Journey in Gudbransdal, 1841, Pub- 

 lished 1845. 



Hansteen, Chr., professor: Geographical Results of some points in the vicinity of Christiania. 

 Magazine of Natural Science, 1824, volume 1, 



Observations upon a Journey to Bergen, 1821. Budstikken, volume 3. 



Heiberg, liei;tenant of artillery: Height-measures in the Amt of South Drontheim, 1850. 

 Published by government, 1861. 



Hertzberg, H. R., capitaine: Height-measures by Barometer iipon the Boundary Line be- 

 tween Sweden and Norway, 1841), volume 2. 



Hisinger, Wm, : Notes of Physical and Geographical Observatious. Published at Uppsala, 



I84y. 



Height-measures (tables) in Sweden and Norway. Stockholm, 1829. 

 Holmboe, B., professor: Height-measures by Barometer on a Journey to Bergen, 1829. 



Manuscript not published. 

 Horby, J. S. : Notes of a Geo_graphical Journey in the District of Osterdalen, 1848. 



Height-measures of portion of the Swedish Boundary Line. Published in New Mag- 

 azine of Natural Science, volume 8, 1845 ; volume 2, 1840. 

 Keilhau, B. M., professor : Journev in the East and West Finmark. Published in Christiania, 

 1831. 



Journey in the Amt of North Drontheim. Magazine of Natural Science, volume 1, 



2d series. 

 Geographical Observations in Osterdalen. New Magazine of Natural Science, vol- 

 ume 2. 

 Joiirney in the Amts of Lister and MandaL New Magazine of Natural Science, 



volume 2. 

 Journey to the East part of the Stift of Christiansand, 1840. New Magazine of 



Natural Science, volume 3. 

 Geological Observations and Height-measurements on a Journey in the Districts of 

 Valders, Hadingdal, and Sogn, J 845. Measurements of Heights in the years 1841, 

 1842, and 1843. Manuscript partially published 1845. 

 Klouman, F., colonel of the staff: Height-measures by Barometer and Zenith Distances at 



the Survey of the Finmark in the years 1846 and 1847. 

 Kraft, J., judge: Topographical and Statistical Description of Norway, 6 volumes, published 

 at Christiania, 1820-1835, 



