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lcelunders Norwegians
Phjrsiognoniic length of face (tr—gn) 18,93 19,12
Morphologic length of face (n—gn) 13,01 12,5
Upper face length (n—pr) 7,48 7,6
Maximum interzvgomatic breadth 14,06 13,9
The differenc.es between the physiognomic length of the face
and the intersygomatic breadth are insignificant, but marked
in the morphologic length of the face. It appears as if the
prosthion-gnathion distance is greater in Icelanders than in
Norwegians and Ihe chin more developed. Nevertheless the
difference is hardly noticeable in tlie looks of the peoples,. The
fysiognomic face-index is similar in Icelanders (74,2) and Nor-
wegians (72,6).
The m o r p h o 1 o g i c f a c e i n d e x of the Icelanders is
92,69 and 89,91 in Norwegians. Classification according to
tliis index is eonside’rably different:
lcelanders Norwegiuns
Euryprosopi (x—83,9) 3,7 16,8
Mesoprosopi (84—87,9) 15,8 24,4
Leptoprosopi (88—x) 80,5 58,8
So far the figures; but they may be misleading, as the nasion-
point1) may be somewhat differently located by the aulhor
and Hall'dan Bryn. A similar difference is also to be found
in the length of the nose. In any case tlie faces and noses of
Icelanders do hardly look any longer than those of the Nor-
wegians, the features of both peoples being almost the samc.
The bigonial breadth is similar in Icelanders (10,85
cm.) and Norwegians (10,7 em.), and also the jugo-mandibular
index (Icelanders 77,33, Norwegians 77,1).
c) N o s e and e a r s. The figures found by the author
and Halfdan Bryn, are:
leelanders Norwegiuns
Length of the nose (n—sn) 5,88 cm 5,1 cm
Breadth of the nose (al—al) 3,53 — 3,4 —
Nasal index 60,24 — 65,4 —
Interocular breadth (en—en) 3,2 — 3,4 —
The classification according to the nasal index is the
following:
1) I have located the nasionpoint in tlie slight notch in the bone
at tlic root of the nose, it being usually impossible to exactly detect
tlie naso-frontal suture, and gs far as I could see Halfdan Bryn located
it in tlie same manner,