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VISITS TO YALMAL. 
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in a straight line 500, but, according to the Samoyed’s reckoning, 
1,000 versts. In the sketch of Krusenstern’s travels, to which 
I have had access, there is unfortunately no information regard¬ 
ing the tribe with which he came in contact during this 
remarkable journey.^ 
Waldbukg-Zeil and Finsch, 1876. A very full and exceed¬ 
ingly interesting description of the natural conditions in the 
southernmost part of the peninsula is to be found in the 
accounts of Count Waldburg-Zeil and Dr. Finsch’s journey 
in the year 1876.^ 
SCHWANENBEEG, 1877. Captain Schwanenberg landed on the 
north part of Beli Ostrov during the remarkable voyage which 
he made in that year from the Yenisej to St. Petersburg. Ko 
traces of men, but some of reindeer and bears, were visible. 
The sea was sufficiently deep close to the shore for vessels of 
light draught, according to a private communication which I 
have received from Captain Schwanenberg. 
The Swedish Expedition, 1875. During this voyage we 
landed about the middle of the west coast of Yalmal. In order 
to give an idea of the nature of the country, I make the follow¬ 
ing extract from my narrative of the voyage,^ which has had but 
a limited circulation : 
“ In the afternoon of the 8th August I landed, along with 
Lundstrom and Stuxberg, on a headland projecting a little from 
Yalmal, on the north side of the mouth of a pretty large river. 
^ Paul von Kmsenstern, SMzzen aus seinem Seemannslehen. Hirscliberg 
in Silesia. Farther on I intend to give a more detailed account of von 
Krusenstern’s two voyages in the Kara Sea. 
2 Deutsche Geogr. Blatter von Lindemann Namens d. Geogr. Gesellsch., 
Bremen. I. 1877. II. 1878. 0. Finsch, Reise nach West-Sihirien im Jahre 
1876. Berlin, 1879. A bibliographical list has been drawn up by Count 
von Waldburg-Zeil under the title, Litteratur-Nachweis fur das Gehiet des 
unteren Ob. 
^ Nordenskiold, Redogbrelse for en expedition till mynningen af Jenisej och 
Sibirien ar 1875, Bih. till Kongl. Vet.-Ak. Handl, vol. iv., No. 1, p. 
38-42. 
