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changed the whole surface of the plateau into rounded crest- 

 walls, alternating with broad deep valleys, which serve as col- 

 lecting areas for the masses of ice (cfr. the description of the 

 glaciers on p. 269, and also fig. 32). 



A specially interesting view of a part of this territory I 

 got from the heights at С Brewster on the S. side of Scoresby 

 Sund. The S. coast of Liverpool Land is highly cut up by 

 rounded bays, in which respect it is distinguished from both 

 the coasts we considered above. The land rises slowly from 

 the shore, with a shallow inclination. The distant mountains 

 in the E. are quite high and wild, with deep valleys of 

 all the types that are usual in such mountainous districts. 

 Towards the W. this mountainous landscape passes over gra- 

 dually into the level plateau-like foreland, which from a con- 

 siderable height slowly sinks towards the W. The slope to the 

 S. is fairly steep; the valleys short, steep and deep, ending in 

 comparatively gentle, deep chasms. Down against the lowland 

 at the coast extend ridges with gentle, rounded crest; between 

 these must lie. or must have lain, glaciers. — Furthest to the 

 SE. the land gets lower, flat and covered by a huge, dome- 

 like mass of ice. The low foreland at the extreme headlands 

 was fairly free of snow at this time of year, and was decked 

 by a mighty cover of weathering débris, almost entirely devoid 

 of vegetation, and lying practically in situ. 



Among the most interesting phenomena in this area are 

 the small indentations in the coast line that I came across in 

 the district of С Tobin. From the wide, rounded bays which 

 alone appear on the older maps, several fjord-like inlets with 

 steep sides penetrate into the low land. One of these I made 

 a special object of study: it is situated to the NW. of С Tobin, 

 and in the event of a wintering would probably offer a service- 

 able harbour, it is connected with the outer bay by means of 

 a narrow channel, but opens out suddenly further in to a little, 

 almost circular, bowl-shaped valley, surrounded by steep walls. 



