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Chap. 111.] PASSAGE DOWN THE 3. FIORD. 75
ceeding northerly, and taking the northern or Froy
fiord, as soon as we should have passed the lofty
p r om o n t o r y of Walsetholm, which is on the continent
of Norway, to direct our course to the south-west,
keeping the continent on our left, and the large
island of Hitteren on our right. By continuing on
this course, which would take us with little change to
the sea, we should derive the advantage of being a
full dec^ree of longitude more to the westward than
the entrance of the Froy fiord, and give us therefore
a better offing from the coast. Towards the lower
end of this passage we had the large island of
Smolen on the right, and the high mountain of
Tusteren on the left, the latter being on the island
of that name, and the same that we observed in
our passage up to be wrapped in snow, and whose
summit was still so.
Having rounded the island of Tusteren to the
westward, amid whole shoals of formidable-looking
rocks, we stood southerly into a snug well-sheltered
anchorage, in the centre of three small islands, on
each of which we observed a little toAvn or village,
and before that which appeared to be of the greatest
extent were lying some ten or twelve small square-
rigged vessels. This was the harbour of Christiansund,
which we entered on the morning of the ISth.
In going doAvn the present fiord, which bears the
name of Tronyem s Leed, we observed the mountainous
islands on either side to consist chiefly of naked
rock, with here and there a few fir-trees in the cre-
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