An expedition to Vadsö in the Norse King having been organized to observe the total eclipse of the sun in 1896, I took advantage of it for the purpose of examining as much of the Varanger Fiord as time would permit. I had two objects more especially in view: firstly, a visit to a section described by Dr. Reusch as showing a conglomerate of glacial origin intercalated in rocks of reputed Palæozoic age; and, secondly, an examination of the raised beaches and glacial phenomena of the region. The remoteness of the fiord probably accounts for the fact that the remarkable section discovered by Dr. Reusch had remained unvisited by any other geologist, and for the rejection of his conclusions in the face of most convincing evidence. The section in question lies about 26 miles farther up the Fiord than Vadsö, where the Norse King lay, and for my opportunities of visiting it I was indebted to Mr. R. R. Pirrie, who most generously allowed me the use of one of his small steamers for that purpose. I had also the advantage of the assistance of Mr. Charles Upton and Mr. E. Dickson, .F.G.S., in examining the section. The Varanger Fiord runs nearly east and west, and is about 50 miles long, with a breath of 12 miles at Vadsö, and of 3 to 7 miles west of that town. At its western extremity it divides into a northern branch, known as the Mœsk Fiord, and a southern branch, at the