MAGEBOE, a large island in the northern part of Norwegian Lapland. It is a rocky spot, with a few valleys, in which pasture is found sufficient to maintain a few families, who have some cows, and a small number of sheep, and about 600 rein-deer. The winter is dreadfully severe, and the ground is covered with snow to the depth of twelve or fourteen feet. It is in long. 26. 45. E. and lat. 71. 30. N.