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Nov -9a-13°(min) 2h 10
8 Nov. Cloudless, brilliant day. Went
with Farquhar toward glaciers. We sep-
arated on the plain at the head of the bay,
he going to the Cluett glacier, while I
went up the ridge between the Cluett
and Comer glaciers and finally to the
top of the mountain separating them.
Ridge is covered with, or consists of large
and small angular fragments and bits
down to gravel size of gneissoid rock
with here and there an erratic gran-
ite (?) on the surface. The disposition
of material is hummocky and mo-
alain in character. Apparently,
these two glaciers have receded from a
more advanced position. In contrast
with the Cluett glacier, which is snow
covered with here and there a patch of ice,
the Comer glacier presents a surface of
glare ice robin's-egg blue in color and its
front is steep, rounding (convex) and pre-
cipitous. Front section shows flexure
of ice layers beautifully marked by
ground moraine material. Lateral mo-
daines come around on north and
south side to form, when deposited, ter-
minai moraines nearly as high
as the front of the glacier