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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