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RECORD AND DISCUSSION 



The force of the wind being obtained by estimation, a moderate accuracy in the 

 velocity numbers suffices. 



Record of the Observations for Direction and force of the Wind. 



This record may be divided in two parts; the first part comprising the period 

 from September, 1857, to August, 1858, when the ship was in Baffin's Bay, and 

 the second part between September, 1858, and August, 1859, when she was at 

 Port Kennedy. These two periods will be discussed separately. The daily and 

 mean monthly positions of the Fox are given in the record of the temperatures ; 

 those for the several seasons are as follows : — 



Autumn — Sept., Oct., Nov., 1857 

 Winter— Dec, Jan., Feb., 1857-8 

 Spring — March, April, May, 1858 

 Summer — June, July, Aug., 1858 



Whole year — average position, Baffin's Bay 

 Second year — at Port Kennedy . 



Between mean lat's — and 



75°.3and 74°.S N. 



74.3 71.5 



69.4 68.7 

 74.6 73.1 



7 2°. 5 N. and 



72.0 



Mean long's — 



65°. and 69°. 1 W. ofGr. 

 67.4 60.9 



59.1 53.7 



60.1 88.5 



65°. 8 W. of Gr. 

 94.2 



Remarks relating to winds are given in notes. 



