. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. INHABITANTS—PEEHISTORIC REMAINS. 57 Farther north are the islets and rocks of Ertholmene, generally known by the name of Christianso, the largest of the group. They belong to Denmark as a dependency of Bornholm, and form a harbour of refuge Avith a good lighthouse. —The Skaw. 1 : 1,000,000. Climate. The climate of the peninsula and islands is comparatively temperate, thouo-h that of the islands is milder than in the interior of Jylland, because, being of smaller extent, they are more exposed to the influence of the sea. The winters are very variab
. The earth and its inhabitants ... Geography. INHABITANTS—PEEHISTORIC REMAINS. 57 Farther north are the islets and rocks of Ertholmene, generally known by the name of Christianso, the largest of the group. They belong to Denmark as a dependency of Bornholm, and form a harbour of refuge Avith a good lighthouse. —The Skaw. 1 : 1,000,000. Climate. The climate of the peninsula and islands is comparatively temperate, thouo-h that of the islands is milder than in the interior of Jylland, because, being of smaller extent, they are more exposed to the influence of the sea. The winters are very variable, the channels being some- times quite free, sometimes ice-bound for two or three months at a time. On these occasions the Great Belt is crossed by boats carrying passengers and goods, by means of a special contrivance. This so- called "ice traffic" {isf)r()is])0)i), which some 3'^ears is unnecessary, but which in 1871 lasted from January 1st to March 1st, has been carefully recorded since the j'ear 1794. In 1658 Charles X. of Sweden led his army, artillery, and heavy baggage over the ice from Fyen to Langeland, and thence to Laaland, thereby bringing the Xing of Denmark to terms. The prevailing wind is from the west, and is charged with the moisture of the Atlantic waters. Hence the western sea- board is most exposed to the action of the waves. The very trees shoot their branches landwards, while their tops seem cut as if with a sharp knife. Even on the east side of Jylland they are aflected by the prevailing atmospheric current, though the people here find shelter enough to build their villages and till the land in safety along the coast.* Inhabitants.—Prehistoric Eemains. The flora and fauna of Jylland and the Danish isles differ little from those of the adjacent lands of Scania and Schleswig, the same climate having everywhere developed the same animal and vegetable forms. But not so with the human species, the Danes forming a people apart, with their dist
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