274 INDEX 



Isotherms, surface (Figs. i6, 17), 136, 137, 193 



Johnstone, A. K., 113 



Juan Fernandez (Fig. 4), 123 



Kriimmel, O., 112 



Lartigue, J., 190 



Latitude, effect on upwelling, 212 

 Laurie, A. H., 117, 180 

 Lavalle, J. A., 194, 216, 232 

 Life in the Current, 175 

 Lobos Islands (Fig. 12), 132 



Matthews, D. J., 117, 120 



Maury, M. F., 112 



McEwen, G. F., 196, 203, 204, 212 



Medusae, 173 



Mentor's Gegen Drift, 113, 194 



Merliicciiis gayi, 234 



Mesodinium, 233 



Methods, 120 



Mixing, vertical: at Antofagasta, 144, 206, 213; at 



Caldera, 140, 213 ; at Callao, 172; at northern 



Peru, 152 

 Monsoon : in Chile, 227 ; in Peru, 206 

 Mossman, R. C, 124, 226 

 Murphy, R. C, 176, 197, 203-5, 215, 216, 226 



Niiio, see El Nifio 



Nomenclature of currents, 109, 113, 114, 223 



Orbigny, A. d', 177, 233 



Palominos Island (Fig. 10), 130 



coloured water, 129, 174 



control station, 169, 209 



current, 129 



temperature, 169 

 Perez-Rosales, V., 226 

 Peru Coastal Current: 



breadth, 1 5 1-3, 156, 224-5 



boundaries, q.v., 1 14-16, 223 



colours, 178, 221-2 



depth, 112 



general description, 109, 1 13-14 

 Peru Current, origin, 195, 196, 226 

 Peru Oceanic Current, 114, 223 

 Phalacrocorax boiigainvillii, 174, 176 

 Phosphate and temperature, 182-3 

 Phosphate consumption, 184-9 

 Phosphate content, 180, 218 

 Phytoplankton and colour of current, 178 

 Phytoplankton distribution, 181 

 Piquero, 176 

 Pisco (Fig. 11), 130 

 Plankton, 177 

 Planktoniella, 188 

 Punta Tetas (Figs. 9, 28), 129, 144 



Raimondi, D. A., 194, 222, 229 



Ray, R. C, 192 

 References, list of, 241 

 Regional fertility, 219-20 

 Return Current, 140, 162-4, '94 

 Ridgeway, R., 251 



Salinity, 159 



San Lorenzo Island (Fig. 10), 130 



Sandstrom, W. J., 140, 145, 202 



Schott, G., 112, 156, 160, 190-215, 225, 226, 228-9 



Schweigger, E. H., 112, 113 



Sea-bottom contour, effect on upwelling, 203 



Seals, 176 



Seasonal changes, 156, 169, 206, 227 



Seiche, 212 



Sharks, 176 



Sinking of newly mixed water, 140, 213 



Somerville, B. T., 192, 226 



South Equatorial Current, 156, 224, 226, 228 



Squids, 176-7, 233-4 



Stiglich, G., 191, 194, 222, 230 



Sub- Antarctic water, 159, 161-3 



Subsidence, 213-14 



at Antofagasta, 143-5, 208; at Callao, 148; at 



Cape Carranza, 135; at Guaiiape Islands, 



1 5 1-6, 209 

 Sub-tropical water, 159, 161-2, 166, 169 

 Sula nebouxi, 176 

 Sula variegata, 176 

 Summary, 235 



Sverdrup, H. U., 1 12-15, i59> ^97 

 Swirl in surface current, 192 

 Systrophe, 222 



Temperature, 134 



Tessan, U. de, 112, 195 



Terral, 124 



Torrico, R., 117 



Track chart (Figs. 2, 3), 118, 119 



Trade wind, 124, 229 



Tropical water, 115, 161 



Upwelling : 



area coming under the influence of, 1 15-16, 



195-6, 224 

 breadth of zone of, 202 

 centres of, 214-15 

 depth affected by, 197-8, 200-1 

 effect of bottom contour on, 203 

 effect of coast-line direction on, 202 

 effect of latitude on, 211 

 effect of seiche on, 212 

 effect of wind on, distant: at Arica, 145; at Callao, 



210-11 ; at Guafiape Islands, 210-11 ; at Pichi- 



danque Bay, 140 

 effect of wind on, local, northerly: at Antofagasta, 



142; in the Caldera neighbourhood, 140 

 off-shore: at Antofagasta, 144 

 on-shore: at Callao, 148; at Guaiiape Islands, 



152; at Pisco, 210, 232-3 



