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On the N. side of the fjord, at a height of 50 — 80 metres, 

 there is a level terrace with some fine rocky lake-basins; from 

 these the land rises in short, steep terraces. On the S. side 

 there is a low terrace-land, only 15 — 30 m in height. It is 

 this boundary line, which must represent a fissure, but probably 

 not a fault, thai determines the direction of the fjord. The 

 inner basin-wall is about 50 m high and very sheer. Above 

 this there is a narrow terrace; then again a steep wall, and 

 then a more gentle sloping valley, which continues to run in 

 the direction of the fjord, and. like the whole of this inner 

 part, is surrounded by high, steep walls. This valley ended at 

 a large field of snow, which descends from a low depression, 

 probably direct from the great highland ice mentioned above. 

 At its foot there is a small lake, from which a little river runs 

 into the fjord, in a small though evident canyon. As usual, 

 one can see here how the river erosion has had nothing to do 

 with the actual shape of the large valley, whose shape it 

 rather seeks to deface. 



2. The Basalt Areas. Essentially unlike the districts 

 described above are the areas where the rock consists of basalt. 

 As has been already mentioned, this is the case in the most 

 northerly part of the coast region visited by the Expedition, 

 and also in all the large territory south of Scoresby Sund. 

 Though the character in each case is very similar, we will 

 describe these territories separately. 



Within the northern basalt area I visited practically only 

 Sabine 1., while a short landing was also made at C. Borlase 

 Warren. In comparison with the southern area, this one offers 

 a certain interest by reason of the comparatively narrow distri- 

 bution of the basalt in the direction from E. to W. and of the 

 abundant variation of archaean and later sedimentary rocks in 

 its neighbourhovd. A view from, let us say, Hasenberg on 

 Sabine I., as in the picture fig. 10, clearly shows the varied 

 character of the landscape accompanying each of these rocks. 



