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havde vi ingen særlig Grund til at opsøge selve Isgrænd- 

 sen, og sejlede derfor tilbage mod .Fan Mayen, hvor vi om 

 Morgenen den 3die August befandt os udenfor Marie-Muss 

 Bugten. Vejret var meget taaget og Brændingerne forbød 

 Landgang. Vi gik om Formiddagen langs Vestkysten syd- 

 vestover, tog enkelte Lodskud og Skitser, naar Taagen let- 

 tede. Ved Middag passeredes Sydkap og de syv Klipper.- 

 hvorpaa hele Jan Mayen forsvandt i Taagen. Der arbej- 

 dedes nu paa. Uere Stationer sydover til et Punkt omtrent 

 midtvejs mellem Jan Mayen og Islands Banker (69° 2' 

 N. Br.. 11" 26' L. V. f. Gr.), hvor der var 1004 Favne. 

 Her slukkedes af, og i stille og løj Bris drev vi med Po- 

 larstrømmen sydover, medens Fyrgangene rengjordes, hvil- 

 ket Arbejde var færdigt om Ettermiddagen den 5te Au- 

 gust, hvoretter Kursen sattes østover for at støde sammen 

 med det før oparbejdede Snit fra Trænen. Under denne 

 Del af Arbejdet fandtes vor storste Dybde — 2005 Favne 

 paa 68° 21' N. Br. og 2° 5' L. V. f. Gr. Middag 

 den 8de August naaedes det vestligste af de før tagne Lod- 

 skud. og den 10de om Morgenen passerede vi gjennem 

 Moskenes-Stroninien, den beryktede Malstrøm, ind i Vest- 

 fjorden, der laa i det pragtfuldeste Vejr. Om Ettermidda- 

 gen toges omtrent 8 Kvartmil søndenfor Skraaven en Mis- 

 visnings- og Deviationsobservation. og om Aftenen tørnedes 

 i Ørsnes. Den næste Dag toges to Skrabninger i Vestfjor- 

 den, og om Aftenen Kl. 1 1 ankom Expeditionen til Bodo. 



Her blev nu Kjedlen ordentligt efterseet og Skibet 

 rengjort udenbords. Samtidig toges magnetiske og astro- 

 nomiske ( (bservationer i Land. Onsdag ilen. 15de August 

 gik vi ind til Hopen, hvor vi fyldte en Del Vand. og gik 

 derfra paa stille Vande gjennem Saltstrønwnen ind i Skjer- 

 stadfjorden, hvor der blev tåget 3 Lodskud. en Tempera- 

 turrække og 2 Skraber, hvoraf den ene strax indenfor 

 Strømmen viste et særdeles rigt Dyreliv. Vi laa tilankers 

 en Dag ved Rognan i Saltdalen, hvor vi fyldte det mang- 

 lende af Yandbeholdningen. Lørdag den 18de August to- 

 ges atter en Temperaturrække i Vestfjorden, hvoretter 

 Kursen sattes sydover. Kl. 10 1 /» Form. den 23de August 

 ankom Expeditionen til Bergen, hvor Desarmeringen strax 

 paabegviidtes. og Skiltet blev overleveret Rederiet færdig til 

 Fragtfart paa den i Kontrakten stipulerede Dag. den 7de 

 September. 



Der blev dette Aar ialt tåget L60 Lodskud, 27 Skra- 

 ber. 9 Trawler og 37 Temperaturrækker. Expeditionen 



depth of 20 fathoms a temperature below 0°, and tims 

 struck the Greenland Polar current. we bad no call to 

 push on in search of the Ice-barrier itself, and accord- 

 ingly steamed back to Jan Mayen, reaching that island. off 

 Mary Muss Bay. on the morning of the 3rd of August. 

 The weather was exceedingly foggy, and the surf forbade 

 all thoughte of landing. During the forenoon we coursed 

 along the western shore in a south-westerly direction, took 

 a few soundings, and made sketches of the coast whénever 

 the fog cleared off. By noon we bad reached South- Cape, 

 atter passing which and the Seven Cliffs Jan Mayen su»l- 

 denly disappeared, the whole island having been swallowed 

 up, as it were, by the fog. We now took a southward 

 course. investigating at several stations. to a point about 

 midway between Jan Mayen and the Iceland banks (lat. 

 69° 2' N., long. 11" 26' AV.), where the depth was 1004 

 fathoms. Here. we bad the engine-fires put out. preparatory 

 to clearing the stoke-holes: and now in a dead calm. now 

 béfore a light breeze, the "Vøringen" drifted south with the 

 Polar current, On the afternoon of the 5th she was again 

 under steam, standing east for the Trænen section. alreadv 

 explored. In tliis part of the ocean we found the greatest 

 depth measured on the Expedition — 2005 fathoms. in 

 lat. 68° 2!' X. and long. 2" 5' W. On Monday the 8th 

 of August, about noon, we reached the point at which the 

 most westerly sounding bad been tåken, and on the morn- 

 ing of the 10th steamed through Moskenes Sound, with its 

 whirlpool of dread repute — the celebrated Malstrøm, 

 into the Vestfjord, that lav extended before us. peacefully 

 slumbering in the glorious summer wéather. In the after- 

 noon. about 8 miles south of Skraaven. observations were 

 tåken to determine the deviation of the compass, and in 

 the evening we anchored at Ørsnes. On the following day 

 the dredge was twice sent down in the Vestfjord, and in 

 the evening the Expedition arrived at Bodo. 



Here the boilers were carefully examined. and, the. 

 outside of the vessel washéd. Moreover. we took advantage 

 of our stav at this place to take magnetical and åstronom- 

 ical observations on shore. On Wednesday tin- 15th of 

 August the Expedition proceeded to Hopen, and took in 

 there a supply of water, after which We steamed, with a slack 

 tide. through Saltstrømmen Sound into the Skjerstadfjord, 

 Here we took 3 soundings. 1 set of temperatures. and 2 

 hauls of the dredge. one of which. viz. that tåken on 

 entering the Sound, was uncommonly. successful. bring- 

 ing up a rich freight of animal life. We passed a 

 day at Rognan in Saltdalen, to complete our supply of 

 water. On Saturday the 28th of August, atter taking an- 

 other serial temperature in the Vestfjord, the Expedition 

 stood south for Bergen, where we arrived on the 2.">rd of 

 August, at 10 o!clock in the morning. After paying off the 

 crew, the work of clearing the vessel and getting her ready 

 for the freight-trmle was at ouce commenced. and on the 

 7th of September, the day stipulated in the Contract, slie 

 was given up to her owners. 



This year there were tåken in all L60 soundings. 27 

 hauls of the dredge, 9 casts ut' the trawl, and 37 serial 



