ABSTRACT 



Oceanographic observations were made on three cruises to Kane Basin 

 in 1968 and 1969. Temperature, salinity, and oxygen characteristics are 

 described. No water with the characteristics of Baffin Bay Deep Water 

 was found south of the 250 meter sill in Kane Basin, indirectly confirming 

 the possibility of a pulsing of cold dense water over the sill into Baffin Bay. 

 Volume transports through the southern entrance to Kane Basin were 

 calculated and compared with tide and wind conditions without finding any 

 direct correlation. 



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