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Spec. 701 - Beroë Calliaris & see pp-
33-35 of this book
Feb., 1917-Radcliffe Island-i.e. the
first and largest of the three islands
forming south side of entrance to
the fjord-is of horrible green
containing many granitic veins.
Much gravel mixed with small
cobbles occurs on the island. The
exposed rock ledges are well groo-
ed and striated glacially. Movement
of ice apparently from northeast.
The proportion of rock exposed is
less than on Storn Island. More gravel.
9 Feb. Visited Brother John's Place.
Ice of lake proves some advance of nor- hern portion of glacier during the winter.
Ten to thirty feet in front of the glacier a ridge
of lake ice has been raised roughly parallel
to the front of the glacier. Where largest this
ridge is approximately ten feet high with
sides sloping at 45°. This would indicate
a crude estimate of 8 feet of forward
motion in the past 100 days, or about 1in.
per day. The ice is broken at the top of the
arch. It rose from the surface of the lake
and left an open space. Roof is per-
haps 15 inches thick. Mac tells me