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Det er ikke sandsynligt, at Isforholdene skulde lægge 

 den norske Expedition Hindringer ivejen for Udførelsen af 

 denne Undersøgelse. og heller ikke for dens Fortsættelse 

 ■paa Strøget nordenom- Island. Ved at denne Vej følges, 

 banes en vigtig Overgang til det egentlige Ishavsdyb. som 

 dernæst maatte blive at gjennemskjære med et Snit fra et 

 Punkt i nordost for Island til et Punkt paa Norges Kj-st 

 nordenfor Trondhjem. Paa denne sidste Del af Rejsen 

 ville sandsynligvis alle Ishavsdybets vigtigste Naturforhold 

 komme tilsyne i .lagttagelserne. 



Med gunstige Vejrforhold vil den ovennævnte Del at 

 Expeditionens Plan muligens kunne blive- udført i en saa- 

 vidt kort Tid. at der efter Tilbagekomsten til Norge endnu 

 bliver Anledning til videre Undersøgelser. Om disse da 

 bør rettes paa en Linie tvers over Ishavet mod Jan Mayen 

 eller paa Overgangen mellem Bankerne foran Nordlands 

 Kyst og Ishavsdybet. vil bedst den indtil da vundne Erfa- 

 ring og Hensyn til den tilbagestaaende Arbejdstid kunne 

 afgjøre. 



Bestyreren af det danske meteorologiske Institut. der 

 har Stationer i Torshavn paa Færøerne. og paa Island i 

 Berufjord og Papey paa Sydostsiden. i Reykjavik og Styk- 

 kisholm paa Vestsiden samt i Akureyri og paa Grimsey 

 paa Nordsiden, har anmodet Bestyreren af det norske mete- 

 orologiske Institut om under Expeditionen at inspicere de 

 af disse Stationer. hvortil der maatte blive Anledning. 

 Da de nævnte Stationer ere erkjendte for at være af fun- 

 damental Betydning for hele Europas og ikke mindst for 

 Norges Meteorologi, vil Expeditionen kunne yde denne Viden- 

 skab. hvis Fremme ligger indenfor dens. Arbejders Kreds, 

 i-n ganske væsentlig Tjeneste ved at imødekomme det af 

 det danske Instituts Bestyrer fremsatte Ønske. Stationerne 

 ligge lige i den Vej. som Expeditionsskibet efter denne 

 Plan vil komme til at følge og ville afgive de mest pas- 

 sende Stoppepladse til Iudtagelse af Forsyninger, • til Veri- 

 tication af Kronometreue og de magnetiske Instrumenter, 

 til Ddførelse af Arbejder ombord, der kræve hurtigere 

 Fremme og vanskelig kunne udføres i Søen. til Undersø- 

 kene at Naturforholdene paa Kysten, til Tilflugtssteder 

 under Vejrforhold, tier umuliggjøre Arbejde i Soen m. v. 



That the Expedition will meet with impediments from 

 ice. either in this region or in the tract north of Iceland. 

 there is little reason to apprehend. This course will lead by 

 a direct transit-passage to the depths of the Arctic Ocean, 

 vvhich have then to he traversed from a point north-east 

 of Iceland to a point on the Norwegian coast north of 

 Throndhjem. The observations tåken on this. the latter 

 part of the passage, vill in all probability disclose the most 

 important of the cohditions distinguishing the depths of 

 the Arctic Ocean. 



Provided the weather be favourable. the Expedition 

 will possibly get through this part of the Scheme and 

 return to Norway in time for further operations. Wb.etb.er, 

 in that case. it will be best to conduct the investigation 

 along a line traversing the Polar Sea in the direction of 

 Jan Mayen, or in -the tract extending between the banks 

 off the coast of Nordland aud the depths of the Arctic 

 Ocean, must depend on the nature of the experience till 

 then . acquired. and on the time that may vet remain 

 available for continuina the cruise. 



The Director of the Danish Meteorological Institute. 

 which has Stations on the Færoe Islands (Thorshavn) and 

 in Iceland (south-east coast: Berufjord and Papey, west 

 coast : Reykjavik and Stvkkisholm : north coast : Akureyri 

 and Grimsey). deems it highly desirable that the Director 

 of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute should inspect 

 such of those Stations as the Expedition may furnish op- 

 portunity of visiting. Now, the said Stations are acknow- 

 ledged to be of fundamental importance to the meteorology 

 of Europe. — and not least to that of Norway. — wherefore 

 the Expedition could very materially promote that science 

 by acceding to the request preferred by the Director of 

 the Danish Institute to the Director bf the Norwegian. 

 Moreover. the Stations lie one and all in the route the 

 Expedition will take pursuant to the pekerne of Work ; 

 they are excellently adapted for stopping-places. at which 

 to provision the ship. verify the chronometers and the 

 magnetic instruments, do work on board that does not 

 admit of delay. or can with difficulty be aceomplished at sea. 

 investigate physical and other conditions on the coast. &c. &c. : 

 and tinally. they would serve as harbours in stress of 

 weather. when all work at sea was impracticable. 



De Undersøgelser. der ville blive Gjenstand for Ex- 

 peditionens Arbejder, ere i det væsentlige følgende: 



1. Lodminger til Bestemmelse af Eavbundens Configura- 

 tiiui. Under disse komme Samling af Prøver af 

 Bundens Materiale ^;< mt flere al' de Operationer. der 

 tjene til Grundlag tor de nedenfor nævnte Undersø- 

 gelser. 



2. Bestemmelse af Sl rom huds Retning og Eastigbed. 

 Overfladestrømmens Retning ol- Eastigbed soizes !»■- 



The following is a General Specification of the objects 



which the Expedition will seek to carry out: — ■ 



1 .■ To determine by soundings the contour of the sea- 



bed. When taking tlieni. samples .of the bottom 



will be simultaueously collected. and divers of the 



operations performed necessary to serve as a basis 



for the work specitied helow. 



2. To determine the direction and • rate of cwrrents. 



The direction and rate of surface-currents will be 



