The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

'.TKE KJOLEN UPLANDS. 79southern side, the Boiumbrae and Suphellebrae, come within 480 and 170 feet ofsea-level. David Forbes calculated that the glaciers of this region advanced atthe annual rate of 107 feet, concluding that, though interrupted by a longerwinter, they progress more rapidly in summer than those of Switzerland.The Fj.t:i!lx-fiokd.Between July 10th and 19th the Boium glacier moved forward nearl} r 17 feet, orat the rate of 1 foot 8 inches daily.Although the Norwegian snow-fields are far more extensive than those of theAlps, the glaciers cannot be compared with those of Central Europe. The causeof the contrast lies in the form of the mountains, those of the Alps being mostlypyramidal, while the Norwegian highlands present the appearance rather of aturreted wall. Thanks to the general inclination of the Alpine rocks, the snowymasses move uniformly forward along the whole slope, whereas in the Norwegianhighlands the snow falls either on slightly inclined plateaux, or in deep gorges