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Stations: Vestmannao, 2 samples, Kuroes, 3 samples. — Number of 

 samples 71. 



June: Dutch Frigate y>Atjehy>: 1'" to 30'", from 24° S. 6° E. 

 to 9° N. 25° W., Steamer »OranJe Nassaio> : 5'" to ll'^ from 12' 

 N. 52° W. to 36° N. 30° W. Swedish E.rpedition to Greenland 

 (Antarctic): 1"^ to 30'^ from 62° N. 1° E. to 75° N. 15° W. The vessel 

 »Capclla>^: 2^ to 27'^ from 71° N. 6° E. to 74' N. 24° E. Steamer 

 »Rurik»: 18"^ to 28'", from 64° N. 7° E. to 78° N. 12° E. Yacht 

 yVictoria»: 5'" to 17'", at 62° N. 2° E. Stations: Vestmannao, 1 

 .sample. — Number of samples 93. 



July: British Steamer y>Lake Supcrior» : 10'" to 17'", from 

 56° N. 15° W. to 52° N. 54° W., 30'" to 31'^ from 51° N. 47° W. 

 to 53° N. 42° W. — Dutch Frigate ^^Atjelu: 1'" to 31'", from 11° N. 

 26° W. to 48° N. 23° W. — Swedish Expedition to Greenland 

 (Antarctic): 2" to 29»^ from 75° N. 18° W. to 71° N. 21° W. 

 »Capella»: 4'" to 10'", from 71° N. 32° E. to 79° N. 53° E. »Rurih>: 

 1'" to 17'", from 78° N. 11° E. to 80° N. 16° E. »Victo?-ia»: 11"* 

 to 22'^, at 61° N. 0° W. — Number of samples 60. 



August: British Steamer yyLake Superior^ : 1'" to 4'", from 

 54° N. 34° W. to 55° N. 9° W. and 14'" to 19'", from 56° N. 14° W. 

 to 52° N. 53° W. — Dutch Frigate »AtJeh»: 3'' to 8'", from 48° N. 

 20° W. to 49° N. 9° W. Swedish Expedition to Greenland (An- 

 tarctic): 7'" to 31'", from 71° N. 23° W. to 72° N. 16° W. The vessels 

 »Capellay> : 4'" to 16'", from 80° N. 51° E. to 72° N. 26° E., » Victoria» : 

 13'" and 29'", 60° N. 3° E. to 61° N. 0° W. — Number of samples 36. 



September: British Steamer »Lake Superior »: 2'^ to 7'", from 

 52° N. 55° W. to 56° N. 17° W. and 18'" to 25'", from 55° N. 9° W. 

 to 53° N. 51° W. Swedish Expedition to Greenland (Antarctic): 

 1'" to 9"', from 72° N. 16° W. to 60° N. 3° E. y>Burik»: 3" to 17'", 

 from 80° N. 16° E. to 57° N. 7° E. — Number of samples 47. 



October: British Steamer »Lake Superior >> : 8'" to 13'", from 

 53° N. 52° W. to 56° N. 15° W. and 26'" to 30'", from 52' N. 14° 

 W. to 53° N. 37° W. — Number of samples 11. 



November: British Steamer y>Lake Superior: 1'" to 2'', from 

 53° N. 43° W. to 52° N. 48° W. and 14'" to 20", from 47' N. 51° W. 

 to 51° N. 13° W. — Number of samples 9. 



The total number of samples from the surface of the Atlantic 

 thus amounts to 1,331, of which 861 were from 1898 (December 

 1897 included) and 415 from 1899. 



