NO. 13 SALINITY OF PACIFIC SURFACE WATER CLARK 25 



On the west coast of Yezo, where no previous observations have 

 been taken, we found water of a somewhat lesser density than is indi- 

 cated for the region further off shore ; this would naturally be ex- 

 pected, and agrees with the conditions found on the west coast of 

 Nipon. 



Along the coasts of Sakhalin our observations agree with those of 

 the Russian investigators. 



For the southern and southeastern part of the Sea of Okhotsk 

 there are no previous records ; we found conditions approximately 

 what would be expected and, agreeing with our observations further 

 to the northward, found a local area of comparatively high salinity 

 near the Kuril chain. 



