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the Skærfjord, the others pushed on northwards. On the 6th, however, 

 Bistrup had to return with Peter H.\nsen, who had fallen sick. 



North of Cape Louise the character of the land completely changed. 

 The coast retreated in a long and flat bay, off which innumerable 

 skerries and small islands extended from Cape Louise due northward. 



A depot was again made on the land in from the southernmost 

 of these skerries, called Bjørneskjærene, because the expedition shot 

 a couple of bears here. 



In the bay mentioned the expedition drove over glacier ice, a 

 discovery of great interest in scientific regards but extremely un- 

 pleasant for advance with the sledges, as the glacier ice was full of 

 round hummocks and deep fissures, which often compelled the ex- 

 pedition to make considerable detours. 



Later investigations proved, that most of the glaciers on the 

 mainland at the head of the bay did not calve, but were prolonged 

 out into the water right over to the outlying row of islands and skerries. 



The bay was given the name "Jøkelbugt". 



Here in Jokelbugt two more depots were built, one on Hagens 

 Island (77°58' N. lat.)i and one on Nordre Depot Isl. (78°14' N. lat.), 

 which the expedition reached in the evening of October 7th. On the 

 8th the return journey was begun. 



In the southern part of Jokelbugt, Hagen and Ring separated 

 from the others to carry out survey work there and when Cape Amélie 

 was passed, Brønlund and Mylius-Erichsen drove into the Skær- 

 fjord to join Jarner and Trolle, whilst Tobias Gabrielsen, Koch 

 and G. Thostrup continued direct to the ship, which they reached 

 on October 11th. 



Hagen and Ring remained 4 days in the southern part of Jøkel- 

 bugt, which was not covered with glacier ice but with old, unbroken 

 sea-ice, filled with frozen-in, scattered icebergs. The glacier in here 

 must therefore calve. On October 13th the return journey was begun 

 and Cape Amélie was reached in the evening of October 14th. 



Here they met Bistrup, Tobias Gabrielsen, Peter Hansen 

 and Hendrik Olsen. After Bistrup with the invalid Peter Hansen 

 had arrived at the ship, the latter had to lie up in bed for a day, but 

 then felt himself so well, that on the 12th he accompanied Bistrup 

 and the two Greenlanders northwards to lay out a depot of dogs' food 

 at Cape Amélie. On the 15th all six began the return journey and 

 reached the ship on the evening of the 16th. 



From the 6th till the 9th of October Jarner and Trolle carried 

 on investigations and survey work in the neighbourhood of Cape 

 Améhe. After Mylius-Erichsen and Brønlund joined them on 

 the 9th, all 4 proceeded further into Skærfjord on the 10th and in- 



^ The depot on Hagen Island was used up by Hagen and Ring, however, 

 during their stay in the southern part of Jøkelbugt to carry on survey work there. 



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