New Lands Within the Arctic Circle Narrative of the Discoveries of Theaustrian
New Lands Within the Arctic Circle Narrative of the Discoveries of Theaustrian
Julius Payer
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Our road was formed from millions of glittering snow crystals, so hard that the sledge glided over them with difficulty and with a creaking noise, and after three hours, the exertion of dragging had so exhausted us that we determined to unload the sledge, 244 AUSTRIAN ARCTIC VOYAGES. [CHAP. And, after melting some snow, to wet its runners with water. A layer of ice was immediately formed on them, which greatly facilitated the labour of dragging, till it was rubbed off. A broad inlet surrounded ...by picturesque mountains Nordens- kjold Fiord had opened out on our left, and as a large glacier formed the background of this fiord, we took a wester- ly direction in order to study the ice-formation. The heights surrounding this fiord seemed equally as well fitted as Cape Berghaus for the object we had in view. The further we penetrated into it, the deeper became the layer of fine powdery snow which the wind had deposited in this hollow. At noon MELTING SNOW DURING A HALT NEAR CAPE BERGHAUS. We reached the high precipitous termination of Sonklar- Glacier, and pitched our tent by an iceberg.
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