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DISCOVERY REPORTS 



The observations cover the whole of the South Atlantic from the meridian of Cape 

 Horn to the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope, and there appears to be no marked 

 difference in the incidence and force of westerly winds in different longitudes. We are 

 however hampered by the paucity of observations in different longitudes. 



On the Patagonian shelf, and locally round the Falkland Islands, though strong 

 westerly winds are generally prevalent, they are affected by the proximity of the con- 

 tinent to the westward ; the averages are more erratic, and do not agree very well with 

 the averages in the table, which are for oceanic winds. Therefore they have not been 

 included. 



South of Cape Horn, within a radius of about 150 miles of the Cape, there are plenty 

 of observations given in the meteorological charts, which agree very well with the results 

 given in Table XH. 



Table XH 

 Westerly winds of the South Atlantic Ocean 



