Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . , North- MT. BARTLETT. umberland and Herbert, are of considerable size, arescattered about it. After rounding Cape Parry, a ship entering WhaleSound steams at first directly for the opening betweenHerbert and Northumberland Islands
Northward over the great ice : a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897, with a description of the little tribe of Smith Sound Eskimos, the most northerly human beings in the world, and an account of the discovery and bringing home of the Saviksue or great Cape York meteorites . , North- MT. BARTLETT. umberland and Herbert, are of considerable size, arescattered about it. After rounding Cape Parry, a ship entering WhaleSound steams at first directly for the opening betweenHerbert and Northumberland Islands, a fine view ofboth being obtained. On the right is a high, boldshore, which on account of its northern exposure isnot as attractive in appearance as that south of thecape. Vegetation is scanty, and glaciated drifts ofsnow remain the year round under the crest of thecliffs, which protect them from the noon sun. 46o Northward over the Great Ice A few miles from the cape is the Httle bight knownas Barden Bay, in which is located one of the bestknown of the native settlements, Netiulumi. Theglaciers reappear here, three of them debouching intothe bay. Leaving this bay and still heading easterly,the shore, for several miles, is a continuous vertical cliff,lacking beach, foreshore, or talus. About eight orten miles east of Netiulumi, the coast takes a still more. SENTINEL NUNATAK. Glacier Carving on Rocks in Foreground. easterly bend, the mouth of Olriks Bay and the sharp,black peak of Kirsirviahsuk open up, while the silverfaces of three glaciers can be seen protruding into thesea. Up to the point, the cliffs are wild in outline,beautiful and warm in the colouring of the dark brownsand reds and greys of the various strata, and thegreenish-brown of the intersecting trap-dykes. Eastof the point, gnarled and veined gneiss takes the placeof the stratified rocks, the cliffs lose their warmth of Appendix 461 colour, changing to cold, sombre grey, and every angle,cleft, and opening is oc
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