8 INTRODUCTION 



vessel '^>Sigijn»: 5'" to 18'^ from Rio Janeiro to 18° S. 31° W. 

 Stations: Vestmannao, 2 samples, Faroes, 2 samples, Azores, 4 

 samples. — Number of samples 78. 



December: British Steamer y> Tucoinan ■» : 1"' to 15'", from 14"^ S. 

 36° W. to 29° S. 49° W. — French Steamers »Ca/mda»: 2^ to 12'^ 

 from 19° N. 58° W. to 44° N. 10° W., »La Gascogno^ : V" to 3^ 

 from 46° N. 50° W. to 42° N. 63° W., 11'" to 17'^ from 41° N. 

 66° W to 50° N. 9° W. and 25"' to 31'", from 50° N. 12° W. to 

 43° N. 61° W., »La Toiirainey> : 4"" to 10"\ from 41° N. 66° W. 

 to 50° N. 18° W. — The Swedish Corvette »Freya>>: 21"^ to 31 "\ from 

 28° N. 17° W. to 29° N. 14° W. — The vessel ^■>Sigiiny>: 20'^ at 18° N. 

 67° W. Stations: Vestmannao, 2 samples, Faroes, 2 samples, Azores, 

 3 samples. — Number of samples 55. 



1899 Januarg: French Steamer »L« Gascogno.- 1"" to 13"\ 

 from 41° N. 69° W. to 50° N. 20° W. Swedish Corvette y>Freyay>: 

 2'^ to 10'^ from 31° N. 16° W. to 29° N. 16° W. Stations: Vest- 

 mannao, 5 samples, Faroes, 2 samples. — Number of samples 22. 



February: Swedish vessel ■»Sigy?i ->->•. 19"^ to 22**, from 32"" N. 

 47° W. to 34° N. 40° W. — Stations: Faroes, 2 samples. — Number 

 of samples 5. 



March: Dutch steamer »OranJe Nassau-!> : 18"' to 29"', from 

 48° N. 6° W. to 18° N. 45° W. — The Swedish Corvette .^Freya^ : 12'^ 

 at 35° N. 16° W. The vessels »Sigyn>y: 11"' to 13'^, from 47° N. 8° W. 

 to 49° N. 9° W., »Thyra»: 9'^ to 29'\ from 62° N. 7° W. to 

 65° N. 24° W., »Capella»: 8'" to 12'^ from 62° N. 1° E. to 

 71° N. 4° W. — Stations: Faroes, 1 sample. — Number of samples 36. 



April: Dutch Steamer yOranjc Nassauy. 8"' to 27'", from 

 9° N. 59° W. to 36° N. 74° W. — The Swedish Corvette ^Frexjay> : 1'" to 

 11'", from 37° N. 9° W. to 50° N. 6° W. — The vessel >•> Capella>y : 27'" 

 to 29'", from 73° N. 9° E. to 74° N. 8°E. — Stations: Vestmannao, 

 2 samples, Faroes, 2 samples. — Number of samples 25. 



May: British Steamer y>Lake Super ior y> : 20'" to 27'", from 

 47° N. 57° W. to 51° N. 14° W. — Dutch Frigate ^Atjeh»: 24'" to 31'", 

 from 33° S. 16° E. to 24° S. 7° E., Steamer »Oranje Nassau»: 

 6'" to 7'", from 38° N. 74° W. to 35° N. 75° W. Swedish Expe- 

 dition to Greenland under A. G. Nathorst: 26'" to 31'", from 58° 

 N. 9° E. to 61° N. 1° E. The vessels »Capella»: 5'" to 30'", from 

 75° N. 5° W. to 70° N. 0° W., ^Ceres»: 15'" to 30'", from 58° N. 

 9° E. to 66° N. 24° W., »Victoj'ia»: 6'" to 13'", at 62° N. 2° E. 



