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meter high Thermometerfjæld. The field station, however, was al- 

 ready completely destroyed during a snowstorm in the first winter 

 and was not erected again. 



The air electricity station (Luftelekt. St.) indicates the spot, 

 where regular, simultaneous determinations were made of the poten- 

 tial difference of the air per meter and the conductivity of the air. 

 When not in use the instruments were stored in the villa. 



For the measurement of the water-level a wire with a heavy weight 

 at the end (Vandstandsmaaler) was let down through a hole in the ice 

 at the stem of the ship. 



The other scientific investigations at the station itself difl not 

 affect its outer appearance, but were carried on in part on the ship 

 in a working laboratory (Laboratorium), where the hydrographer, 

 the two zoologists and the geologist had their several places. A dark 

 room was fitted up in this laboratory. 



Among the objects which made up the appearance of the station, 

 apart from the ship, the boats (Baade) have still to be mentioned. 

 In winter they were drawn up on land close by the buried kedge, de- 

 pots of boat and sledge provisions (Prov. Depot) and of benzine for the 

 motor and coal (Kul & Benzin). Further, there was a fire-hole (Brand- 

 vaage) and a washing place (Vaskested). The first was a hole in the 

 ice forward on the starboard side of the ship. In winter it was cut 

 through once or twice each day, so that water might easily be got at 

 any time in the event oï tire. The washing place was a small islet in 

 the Vester Elv, where the greater part of the Expedition's washing 

 was carried out in the summer. 



( )n the ship itself a roofing of planks was laid over the whole of 

 the deck from the upper structure aft to the front of the laboratory, 

 a completely enclosed space, which formed an excellent working room 

 for the preparation of all the many things to be made during the winter. 

 Thus, GuND.VHL Knudsen worked here for a long time on the sledges 

 for the sledging expeditions; here stood the forge where Koefoed 

 and Weinschenck often had something or other to do and so on. 

 For the sake of warmth a thick snow wall was raised round the whole 

 of the ship right from the sea-ice and as high up as possible along 

 the side. Lastly, all square-sails were taken down and stored in the 

 hold out of the way. 



The station in Danmarks Havn just described was to be the base 

 for the numerous excursions which were carried out with exemplary 

 energy and magnificent hardihood during the ensuing period of nearly 

 two years. 



It would be beyond the scope of this report to give a detailed 

 account of all the excursions. Only the most important need be re- 

 ferred to here in some detail. 



To give some notion, however, of the enormous amount of work 



