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den • lange Lagune. Ogsaa her . var Tandet ferskt, men
Lagunen var meget grundere éntl Vestsidens. Der laa
Ræk ved. saavel paa Lagunvolden so ni paa den indre Strand.
Den følgende Dag arbejdede Zoologerne med
Skrabning fra Baad i Mary Muss Bugten. Fra vor Ankerplads
toges Skitser, navnlig af Landet mod Vest. Disse ligge
til Grund for Fig. 3. der viser Udseendet af det Nes. der
begrændser Nordostsiden af Nord-Baj eller English Bay.
Yderst ser man den isolerede høje . Klippe, som af de
gamle Hollændere er kaldt "Brielle-Taarnet" og som danner
et udmerket Sømerke. Mellem "Taarnet" og Landet
indenfor er en dyb Kløft, som paa de ældste Karter kaldes
"Walrusch Gat".- Billedets Synspunkt er tænkt paa den
vestlige Lagiintange, strax i Nordost for Fugleberget, hvis
bratte Skrænt sees til venstre i Forgrunden. Brielle
Taarnet ligger tre Gange saa langt borte som "Vøringen".
Da vi om Eftermiddagen gjorde os istand til at gaa
i Land for at undersøge Landet længere sYdpaa, rejste sig
en frisk Bris af Nordvest, der satte saa megen Sø, at
Landgang blev vanskelig. Det besluttedes da at sejle 0111
til den anden Side af Øen. . Under L/etningen kom Solen
et Par Gange frem i Vest. saa at dens Højde kunde maales.
Paa den anden Side. mod »Nordost, rev Vinden enkelte
Gange Hul i Taagen, og Toppen af Beerenberg viste, sig i
nogle Secunder. ophøjet og vidunderlig skjøn i siii
blændende hvide Snekaabe. Dens Højde blev maalt med
Sextant. Vi styrede NNV. over. • Saa ofte som Beerenberg
var synlig, benyttedes de korte Stunder til at fæste dens
Udseende i Skitsebøgerne. Efter disse Skitser er Fig. 4
tegnet. Forholdet mellem cle verticale og horizontale
Udstrækninger er det rigtige og stemmer med Kartet. Store
sorte Flekker, paafaldende mørke ved Contrasten med den
blændende hvi,de, af Solen oplyste Sne. viste bratte
Styrtninger paa den øvre Kegle, hvor Fjeldet var ganske bart.
Da vi. kom længere frem. ståk to Afsatser, den ene
udenfor (nordenfor) og nedenfor den anden, sig frem mod Nord
— se Fig. 4 — saa kom Taagen og tilhyllede atter alt
undtagen det laveste af Landet til 90 ä 100 Meters Højde.
Under hele Farten denne Eftermiddag og Aften rundt
Øens Nordende toges stadig Pejlinger med Compasset til
alle synlige Pynter og andre, merkelige Gjenstande, og der
maaltes Vinkler med Sextant. Ogsaa til Punkter paa
Sydlandet, der under den første Del af Farten saaes helt nede
indtil Hoyberg, toges Sigter. Kursen styredes og
beregnedes med Nøjagtighed og Loggemaskinen observeredes
hvert femte Minut. Der toges ved Siden heraf en Række
Skitser. Det saaledes indvundne Materiale er i fuldt Maal
lagoon. Here, too. the water was fresh, though the lagoon
was much shallower than that on the west side.
Driftwood lay scattered alike on the barrier and on the inner
strand.
On the following day our zoologists dredged from a
boat in Mary Muss Bay. Sketches .were made from the
anchorage, chiefly of the land stretching west; and these have
furnished the subject of Fig. 3, which gives a view of the
headland forming the, north-eastern extremity of North or
English Bay. In the distance is seen the lofty isolated
rock called by the early Dutch navigators "Brielle Tower."
.and which serves as an excellent land-mark. Between the
"Tower" and the main land extends a deep ravine, that
bears on the earliest maps the name of "Walrusch Gåt."
The point of view in the figure is supposed to be on the
barrier of the western lagoon, north-east of the Fugleberg,
which, töth its steep acclivity, rises boldly in the left
foreground. The distance of Brielle Tower from the point of
view is thrice that of the "Vøringen."
In the afternoon, as a party of us were getting ready
to go ashore, with a view to explore the island farther
south, a fresh breeze sprang up from the north-west, and soon
made so rough a sea tliat landing was out of the question.
We determined therefore to steam round to the opposite
side of the island. While getting under weigh, the sun
broke out twice in the west, and we managed to take a
couple of altitudes. Now and again, on the other side, in
the north-east, the wind tore a rent in the clouds, and for
a few seconds disclosed the dazzling, snow-capt summit
of Beerenberg, in matchless grandeur and beauty. The
height of the mountain was measured with the sextant.
We steered north-north-west. So often as any part of Mount
Beerenberg became visible for a moment, the brief
opportunity was eagerly seized’ to fix some new feature of
its fleeting aspect. Fig. 4 is from these sketches. The
proportion between the vertical and the horizontal extent
of the mountain is true to nature, and agrees with the
Map. Huge black patches on the upper cone, rendered
doubly conspicuous by contrast with the dazzling white of
the sun-illumined snow, showed the position of the steepest
inclines, where the mountain was entirely naked. Farther
on, two rocky ledges, the one beyond (north of) and below
the other, could be seen projecting northward (Fig. 4): —
and then came the fog, blotting out everything from view,
save the lowest strip of coast, that was still ■ visible for
about 300 feet above the sea.
During, the whole of that afternoon and evening, as
we steamed round the northern extremity of the island,
bearings by the compass were successively taken of all
visible headlands and other salient landmarks; and angles
were measured with the sextant. Of points on the south
part of Jan Mayen, that for some time after starting could
be seen as far as Hoyberg, bearings were also taken. The
ship’s course was accurately computed, the water-log being
observed every five minutes. Moreover, a series of sketches
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