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H. JONSSON 



Vattarnes ( 21 /g) . . 

 Eskifjordur ( 13 /s) 



( 24 /8) 



Nor6fjor6ur ( 27 /s) , 

 Mjoifjordur ( 3 %) . 

 Sey6isfjor6ur ( 7 /s) 



( 8 /8) 



(V9) 

 ( 3 /9) 



Borgarfjordur ( 4 /9) 

 Vopnafjor6ur ( 5 /9) 



Temp, of the 

 surface (C) 



8.5 

 9.3 

 5.0 

 5.0 



5.0 



7.5 

 6.5 

 9.5 

 7.5 

 8.0 

 8.5 

 7.8 

 7.5 

 7.0 

 7.0 

 6.5 

 7.1 

 7.5 



Salinity 



/oo ' 



34.58 

 1.31 

 6.73 



23.71 



34.45 



34.45 

 33.00 

 9.23 

 22.01 

 22.01 

 25.04 

 30.65 

 31.96 

 34.45 

 34.45 

 33.01 

 34.45 

 33.27 



near land. 



in the fjord, after rain, 

 near land, outflowing current, 

 out in the fjord, in outflowing 



current, 

 out in the fjord, in inflowing 



current, 

 near land, 

 at Brekka. 

 head of the fjord. 



out in the fjord. 



at Skalanes. 

 at Brimnes. 

 at Dvergasteinn. 

 out in the fjord, 

 near land. 



From the most westerly part of the north coast and from the 

 northern part of the north-west coast as also from Brei5ifjor5ur 

 measurements are to hand of the temperature and salinity of the 

 ocean at various depths in the interior of the fjords taken by 

 Bjarni Ssemundsson (Fiskirannsoknir, 1908, Andvari, XXXIV arg.) 

 of which the following are given: 



North coast, 

 Steingrimsfjordur ( 31 /?) . . . . 



Steingrimsfjordur ( 2 /s) 



Hrutafjordur ( 7 /s) 



North-west coast, 

 Mj6ifj6rSur, the inner part ( 20 /7) 



Depth 

 in metres 





 15 



30 



55 







15 



35 



70 



100 







15 

 30 

 44 







25 

 50 



Temp. 



C 



10.8 

 9.7 

 9.2 

 3.2 



10.6 

 9.9 

 7.8 

 5.8 

 4.2 

 7.5 

 6.0 

 4.8 

 4.5 



11.8 

 6.5 

 3.2 



Salinity 

 /oo ' 



27.4 



34.3 

 34.5 

 34.0 



34.6 

 34.7 



34.7 

 34.6 



34.7 

 35.0 



30.6 

 34.5 

 34.9 



