Greenland Journal III 1916
Page 4
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a 3+ mile walk on land, visiting [2] a snowdrift glacier in a valley N.E. of the igloo. Snow cornice beautiful with its drapery of heavy curtains in rows parallel to the vertical surface of the ice front. A "drop fault" in the ice has made a pretty grotto 25 to 30 feet deep from front to back, 6 or 8 feet high, wedge shaped with ceiling coated with festoons of frost due to congelation of vapor rising from broad, deep crack in the floor. Exceptionally broad, sharply defined halo of large diameter around the moon this evening. Wind has almost died out and we hope now for better weather. 15 February. Tuesday. Clear except for low haze along horizon. Sinis says lit highest peaks. Temp. min - 190; 9a-190; 11(?) - 270