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southern hemisphere, where it lias been met Avitli in the 

 Straits of Magclhui, and plentifully at Port E<^mont in the 

 Falkland Islands. It has not been recorded as occurring on 

 the coasts of North America ; but in Iceland, Spitzbergen, 

 and Nova Zembla, it is said to be indigenous. Specimens 

 have also been procured on the western coasts of Europe, as 

 far south as France. 



