Norway and Its Glaciers: Visited in 1851; Followed by Journals of Excursions in the High Alps of Dauphiné, Berne and SavoyA. and C. Black, 1853 - 349 páginas Description of glaciers in Norway as seen by author during 1851 visit. Also discusses excursions in high alps of Dauphine, Berne, and Savoy. |
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Aletsch Aletsch glacier Alps amongst appear ascent Bergen birch Bondhuus Bourg d'Oisans Bræen Buch chain châlets character Christiania climate coast considerable crevasses descending described direction distance Dovre-field elevation English feet English miles extent farther Fille-field Finsteraarhorn fiord Fjærland Folgefond foot gneiss granite Gulf of Bothnia Hammerfest Hardanger-fiord height hills island journey Jungfrau Justedal Krondal Lærdal lake latitude less limestone Lodal Lofodden lower mass metres Mont Mont Pelvoux moraine mountains nearly névé Norway Norwegian Nygaard glacier observations parallel pass peculiar perpetual snow picturesque precipices probably rain range ravine reached remarkable ridge rise river road roches moutonnées rock Scandinavia scenery seen Seiland shore side slope Sneehättan snow fields snow line snowy Sogndal Sogne-fiord Solvorn steamer steep striking Sulitelma summer summit surface Switzerland temperature Throndhjem tion traveller traversed Val Ferret valley Viesch village visited Wahlenberg weather whilst wood