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THE November number of the Scottish Geographical Magazine contains an admirable paper by Mr. John Murray, on “Some Recent Deep-sea Observations in the Indian Ocean.” Mr. W. W. Blair, C.E., contributes a useful paper on the “Cold Lakes of New Zealand.” Prof. Mohn sends a list of the highest peaks in Northern Europe, with their heights from the latest determinations. They are, with heights in feet:—Galdhoppigen, South Norway, 8399; Glitter Tina, 8379; Snehsetten, 7566; Oræfajökull, 6427; Sulitelma, Northern Norway, 6178; Petermann's Spitze, East Greenland, 11,418; Beerenberg, Jan Mayen. 8350; Mount Misery, Bear Island, 1785; Hornsund Tind, Spitsbergen,4560; Richthofen Mount, Franz Josef Land, 5184. Of these mountains two are volcanic, Onæfajökull and Beerenberg.
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Geographical Notes . Nature 37, 37–38 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037037b0
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