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and I was able to make out, from newspapers and other 

 sources, that in the course of a couple of months the 

 third 2^ra7?i Expedition had grown considerably in popu- 

 larity. 



In conclusion I will give one or two data. Since the 

 Fram left Christiania on June 7, 1910, we have been 

 two and a half times round the globe; the distance 

 covered is about 54,400 nautical miles ; the lowest read- 

 ing of the barometer during this time was 27'56 inches 

 (700 millimetres) in March, 1911, in the South Pacific, 

 and the highest 30*82 inches (783 millimetres ) in October, 

 1911, in the South Atlantic. 



On June 7, 1912, the second anniversary of our 

 leaving Christiania, all the members of the Expedition, 

 except the Chief and myself, left for Norway, and 

 the first half of the Expedition was thus brought to 

 a fortunate conclusion. 



