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dance with phenomena observed both with regard to glaciers 

 issuing from the névé oï the Folgefon and those of the Joste- 

 dalsbræ. In the summer of 1893, the Glacier of Rembesdals- 

 skaaken was decreasing, but only rather slowly. During the three 

 years, 1897, 1898 and 1899, this glacier was stationary. In the 

 summer of the last-mentioned year, however, the glacier was 

 decreasing somewhat, although only slightly, in thickness. But 

 in September last. Halsten Myklatun, a guide in Eidfjord, in- 

 formed me that the Hardangerjökel had never during the last 

 fifteen years, decreased so rapidly as during the present year. 

 He, moreover, informed me that the mountain wilds of the Hard- 

 angervidden had never, during the last ten years, been so free 

 from snow as during the present season of the year 1900. 



Now it is a very remarkable fact, that in the southern part 

 of our country, we have a. somewhat extensive snow-field of 

 which we know very little, namely the Snow-field of Aalfotbræ 

 and Gjegnabræ in the region of Nordfjord. This snow-field is 

 said to send forth no actual glacier of any importance. Moun- 

 taineers report, however, that this snow-field has decreased tre- 

 mendously during the last fifteen years or so. 



Leaving the glaciers of the southern part of our country, in 

 order to examine more accurately the oscillation of those of the 

 northern regions, we enter at the same time upon a region, that 

 is to a great extent unknown to glaciology, or at any rate only 

 slightly known as regards the phenomena in question. 



In the first instance we meet with the extensive Snow-field 

 of Svartisen, and the numerous glaciers emanating in nearly all 

 directions from this most extensive snow-field of the northern 

 part of our country. We have alieady followed the oscillation 

 of glaciers in this region down to the year 1865. It is, however, 

 very remarkable that the Glacier of Enga, which up to that date 

 had been undergoing a considerably decrease, should according 

 to statements made by ARcmBALD Geikie, during this year 1865, 

 have been „engaged in ploughing up the marine sediment whicl 



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