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(waters) feet and more from the shore, while (44)
three mountains, the summits of
which are only eight to twelve miles
from the coast, tower close together to
heights of 4,186, 4,587 and 5,110 feet above
the sea and dominate the whole re-
gion. Around the end of the island
we got an attractive glimpse of
the entrance to the Vaigar, the nar-
row strait, with lofty, precipitous
sides, which separates Disco Island
from the Nugsuaks Peninsula of
the mainland. Between Nug-
uuaks and Svartenshukts penin-
(13 37)
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