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in recent years is that which has just appeared on. 

 the Peninsukx of Labrador, by Mr. A. P. Low. 



The report embodies tlie results of four years' explora- 

 tion, during which time Mr. Low has traversed Labrador 

 from north to south and from east to west, and it presents 

 in readable form a summary of our knowledge not only of 

 the geography and geology, but also of the climatology, 

 botany, zoology and natural resources of this remotest 

 part of the Dominion, the interior of whicli, prior to Mr.. 

 Low's exploration, was practically unknown. Mr. Low's 

 work, the results of portions of which have been pre- 

 viously published in preliminary reports to tlie Geological 

 Survey, and as papers presented to various scientific 

 societies, has attracted much attention, and its value 

 has received especial recognition by the Eoyal Geographical 

 Society. 



The report is accompanied by a fine map of Labrador in 

 four sheets on a scale of 25 miles to the inch, which 

 is colored geologically along the lines of traverse, and it is 

 illustrated by a number of views showing the character of 

 the country, among them one of the Grand Falls of 

 the Hamilton River, concerning whicli there was so much 

 discussion a few years since. 



The peninsula may be described as a high rolling 

 plateau, having a general elevation of from 1,600 to 1,800 

 feet, the surface sloping rapidly down towards the 

 Atlantic and Gulf of St. Lawrence, but much more gently 

 toward James's Bay. To the north of Nain the high land 

 of the coast rises in ranges of sharp unglaciated mountains 

 to the height of from 2,500 to probably 6,000 feet. 



One of the most remarkable physical features of tlie 

 country are the deep canons or fjords, followed by all the 

 rivers draining the interior where they cut through the 

 margin of the peninsula and run out to sea. Tliese have 

 rock walls from 1,000 to 4,000 feet in height, while the 

 river channels are from 10 to 100 fathoms deep. They 



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