The universal geography : earth and its inhabitants

SCANDINAVIAN ISLANDS. 61to marine and other animals, and even in the British Isles many similar formations'still bear the name of calces given them by the Norse invaders. Such are theCalf, near the southern headland of the Isle of Man, and the Cow and Calces at theentrance to Cork Harbour.The islands are most numerous and lofty in the northern province of Tromso,at several points continuing the true ridge of the mainland far seawards. Thusthe Kjblen proper is low enough east of the chain of mountains forming the islandofSenjenand the Vester Aalen and Lofoten archipelagos, which project towardsthe south-west, gradually receding from the mainland, and thus forming a largeFig. 38. Archipelago of Islets re the Norwegian Skjargaard.Scale 1 : 910,000.Z of-Ggulf known as the Vest -fiord. Some of the summits of these islands exceed3,300 feet, one in the Hindo, the largest of the Lofotens, attaining a height of5,000 feet. The ridges are extremely sharp, and the contrast between thenorthern and southern slopes is very striking—on one side rich flowery meads, onthe other bare or moss-grown rocks, with here and there a few tufts of heather.The Lofoten shores, alive with thousands of craft during the fishing season,are much dreaded, owing to their fogs, storms, and strong tides.All have heardof the mael-strom, or Mosko-strom, which rushes in between the islands of Moskenand Moskences to meet the ebbing tide of the Vest-fiord. But there are many