the Dutch in 1920. Norwegian interests have now purchased all mining rights except the Russian (the Russians sold their mines in 1920 to the Dutch, but repurchased them in 1932). The sun hangs high over the sea as the ship leaves Green Harbour and Ice Fjord late in the evening and passes to the west of Prince Charles Foreland. This is a long-drawn rock island with high mountains and comparatively little snow. But we must leave the sun to shine in all its splendour throughout the night over sea and fijell, snow and glacier, for we must again seek sleep. Next morn- ing we awaken to find our ship in the harbour of Ny Aalesund in Kings Bay. An impressive panorama meets the eye; lofty fjell, vast glaciers weltering huge masses of ice into the fjord. Ny Aalesund, too has been a mining settle- ment; many large wooden buildings still remain, but the mines are temporarily shut down. In Ny Aalesund we find the hangar erected by Roald Amundsen for his airship, the Norge, in which he crossed the North Pole to Alaska (1926). Much might be told of Kings Bay, the scene and starting- point of so many polar events, but time does not permit. The ship sails out of Kings Bay, whilst we stand contemplating the impressive sunlit heights. The three Krone peaks in the north-east are a splendid sight — the uppermost peaks may be compared to kingly crowns, hence the name. We call at Cross Bay, passing the great 14th-July 191