in their almost vertical rise /21 or more 7 1000 to 1300 feet from the sea. and are beautiful in their strong, horizontal banding of red, purple and white quartzite, an ancient, cross-bedded sandstone. The cliffs form a great breeding place for birds during the sum- er season, principally the ekfats or murres, and the island is a favorite resort for the Smith Sound Eskimos during the latter part of May and the month of June. They live in tupics on the low-lying land at the western end of the is- land while they get the birds for food and clothing and collect eggs for food. A story is current to the effect that some South Greenlanders came to the island