The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . E ^V ^v•;% 4 17/1 ::!iiliw^*.. Mabel Island is between 3 and 4 miles south-west of Bruce Island. Its aspect,as seen from Cape Flora, isrepresented in fig. 8. The ice-covering does not rise much abovethe level of the basaltic surface is uneven, and, where-ever the rocks do not obstruct itsdownward flow, the ice descendsto sea-level, ending in cliffs often60 feet or more in height. The rocks are of the usualbasalt, arranged in five or sixtiers and rising to a height ofabout 750 feet. Sometimes theyform cirques or corries, an
The Quarterly journal of the Geological Society of London . E ^V ^v•;% 4 17/1 ::!iiliw^*.. Mabel Island is between 3 and 4 miles south-west of Bruce Island. Its aspect,as seen from Cape Flora, isrepresented in fig. 8. The ice-covering does not rise much abovethe level of the basaltic surface is uneven, and, where-ever the rocks do not obstruct itsdownward flow, the ice descendsto sea-level, ending in cliffs often60 feet or more in height. The rocks are of the usualbasalt, arranged in five or sixtiers and rising to a height ofabout 750 feet. Sometimes theyform cirques or corries, and atothers jut out from the ice-slopein the customary way. A talusis found below the rocks, andraised beaches occur at heightsof from 22 to 80 feet. In oneplace on the south-eastern sidea -well-marked beach was seenat a height of 300 feet, andtraces of another at 410 feetabove sea-level. I did not seethe sedimentary rocks from whichthe belemnites and other fossilsbrought home by Messrs. LeighSmith and Grant were derived;but this is not remarkable, becausethe surface was much covered wi
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