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bors open to the north-west, but closed to the south-west by sand 
bars built by the northward current. The Cordillera in this re- 
gion is almost unknown. 
Henri Froidevaux, summarizing the investigations of the rivers 
of Guiana, states, in agreement with Crevaux, that the abundance 
of village sites and relics on the banks shows there was formerly 
a much more abundant population. 
NORDENSKIOLD’s JOURNEY OF TWO HUNDRED MILES INTO THE 
INTERIOR OF GREENLAND.—According to the newspaper press, 
advices dated Copenhagen, Sept. 21, from Professor Nordenski- 
dld’s expedition to Greenland, have been received via Thurso, 
| Scotland. They state that the expedition started from Antleiksi- 
vick on the 4th of September, and reached a distance of 360 kilo- 
meters inland, attaining a height of 7000 feet above the level of 
i the sea. This is the first time human beings have penetrated so 
i far into Greenland. The whole region is an ice desert, proving 
l that there is no open water inland. Very valuable scientific data 
have been obtained; Along the north-west coast a cold stream 
| flows, which induces a very low temperature, but on the eastern 
shore the weather is not so severe, and that coast is accessible to 
steamers in autumn. The expedition will return va Reikiavik. 
When the party were 140 kilometers east of the glacier’s bor- 
der, the soft snow prevented their proceeding on sledges. Lap- 
anders were therefore sent on with snow shoes. The rest of the 
expedition visited the north-west coast between Waigattel and 
Cape York. They were informed by the Esquimaux that two 
members of an American Polar expedition had died, and the 
rest had returned to Littleton island. On the 16th of August 
the expedition sailed south from Egedesmire, making a short 
stay at Ivighil and Frederiksdal, and tried to proceed eastward 
three times through the sound north of Cape Farewell, and once 
After having tried vainly to anchor in another fiord, more to ; x 
, they returned, and arrived at Reikiavik on September 9 
GEOGRAPHICAL Nores. — The celebrated Swedish "e 
Capt. - G. Een, died suddenly, from heart disease, at Vivi, on the 
Tivers, thenburg, July 3d, to explore and trade upon the Siberian 
two Nordenskiöld accompanies her. Capt. Gronbeck and 
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