Report on the Danmark expedition to the north-east coast. 14]. 



for the depot on Lamberts Land instead of proceeding further into 

 the head of the fjord, which naturally would have been of interest. 



At 7 p. m. Bistrup and Ring started again, driving southwards 

 over ice with deep and steep cracks and very deep fissures which often 

 forced them to make great detours. The ice had the same character 

 as in Jokelbugt, i. e. moving glacier ice and the sledges suffered much 

 damage there. 



April 27th. At 2.15 a. m. they tented on a small island off the 

 north-east point of Lamberts Land and surA^eyed the land round 

 about and repaired the sledges. 



April 28th. At 10 a. m. they left the island. To begin with, the 

 ice was very rough so that Bistrup's sledge collapsed. At 4 p. m. 

 they reached the depot. By this time all the рголаз1опз for the men 

 had been used up. 



April 29th. Ring repaired and strengthened Bistrup's sledge. 



April 30th. Bistrup did not feel quite well and they did not 

 start again till 5 p. m., after providing themselves with all that was 

 necessary from the depot. 



As Bistrup had been charged with charting the group of islands 

 lying off the coast, they steered out towards the northern end of the 

 northernmost of the Norske Islands, which was reached at midnight 

 in a dense fog. Here the tent was pitched. 



May 1st was foggy all day long. A cairn was built and a report 

 placed therein. 



May 2nd. The journey was continued along the eastern side 

 of the island where there was sometimes good ice, sometimes large 

 screwings. Along the first half the island presents a steep front to- 

 wards the sea at a height of 200 to 300 meters, south of this the slope 

 is more gradual. They drove over a smooth ice-foot about 15 to 20 

 meters broad. At 9.30 p. m. the tent was pitched at the southern 

 end of the island. Ring had in the course of the day become a little 

 snowblind. 



May 3rd. At 6.45 p. m. they started once more but were forced 

 to raise the tent again on one of the northernmost Franske Islands 

 owing to dense fog. 



May 4th. After making a survey and some observations the 

 journey was continued at 8.30 p. m. 



May öth. At 2.45 a. m. the tent was raised on the southernmost 

 of the Franske Islands and after the usual surveys and . observations 

 had been carried out the journey was continued southwards at 11.15 

 p. m. They were now steering down along the eastern side of the 

 numerous islands extending from the Franske Islands southwards 

 to the mainland. 



May (ith. The tent was raised at 5.30 a. m. on an island near 

 the foot of Cape Mérite, which at a height of ca. 250 meters falls off 



