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AMUND HELLAND ON THE FJOKD8, LAKES, 



the winter, for the icebergs " calve " from the glacier at that season 

 also, as is stated by the Greenlanders, in so doing making cracks in 

 the winter ice of the fjord. 



The small ice-fjords of Alangordlek and Sarkardlek are situated 

 in two branches of the Tasiussak, but are connected with each other 

 by a glacier called Akuleakatua. 



The general appearance of this resembles that of the glacier of 

 Jakobshavn ; but all the phenomena are on a small scale except the 

 moraines, which are larger. The rate of motion also is strikingly 

 small compared with that given in the Table above : it cannot be 

 measured accurately in a short time owing to the small angular 

 variation ; but the glacier of Alangordlek did not move faster than 

 0*5 metre a day, Akuleakatua not faster than 0*4 metre a day. 



The ice-fjord of Torsukatak (69° 50' N. lat., according to Dr. 

 Eink) sends its bergs out through the Waigat ; it ia difficult to get to 

 the glacier in summer, but I succeeded in reaching it over a lake 

 called Taserssuak. This glacier descends in four arms into the sea, 

 being divided by several NunataJcs : its northern arm gives rise to 

 great bergs ; the others appear to produce only small bergs and 

 " calf-ice." The glacier ends in a level vertical wall about 15 metres 

 high, and is about 9000 metres broad. The fjord just below is 

 closely filled with bergs and fragments of ice. From the end of the 

 glacier to a place where the Inland Ice covers every thing is but a 

 short distance. Stones and erratic blocks only occur near the edge 

 of the glacier, the middle and most crevassed part being free from 

 boulders : the slope of its surface is less than two degrees ; the rate 

 of motion was measured as before, and the results are given below. 



The Bate of Flow of the Glacier of the 



Fjord of 



' Torsulcatalc. 



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Day and Hour when 



hours 

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 noved. 



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the rate of motion 

 was measured. 



Number of 

 during whi 

 point had j 



Distance t 

 by the poin 

 hours. 



Hourly m( 

 the point. 



Daily moti 

 point. 



Distance o 

 point from 

 border of t] 









me tres. 



metres. 



metres. 



metres. 



I. 



•» 



21 



3-28 



0156 



375 



210 



II. 



From the 24th of July, 



21 



4-95 



0236 



5-66 



367 



III. 



> at noon, to the 25th 

 of July, 9 a.m. 



21 



772 



0-368 



8-82 



1926 



IV. 



21 



8-84 



0421 



10-10 



4070 















V. 



21 



8-89 



0-423 



10-16 



4939 



VI. 



1 



21 



8-18 



0-390 



9-35 



4968 



In the last three measurements there may be a fault of 1 metre, 

 the whole variation of angles being only 7 minutes during 21 hours. 

 It is evident from the Table that the motion of the glacier is in- 



