560 PASSAGES OVER THE ATLANTIC. 



Southern Route {February 1st to August ^Ist). — From Sandy Hook 

 lightvessel to long. 70° 0' W., lat. 40° 10' N., steer S. 83|° E., 177 miles ; 

 thence N. 89° E., 1,058 miles, to cross 47° W. in 40° 30' N. ; and thence 

 nothing North of the Great Circle to the Fastnet or Bishop Rock. The 

 total distance to the Fastnet will be 2,904 miles, and to Bishop Rock 

 3,015 miles. 



ROUTES " NORTH-ABOUT."— The following tracks are recom- 

 mended for transatlantic steamers taking a route to the Northward of 

 the British Isles : — 



Bound Westward. — From February 1st to August 3lst, take the rhumb 

 course from Pentland Firth to lat. 59° N., long. 14° W. ; thence 

 the Great Circle, or nothing South of it, to join the usual route in 

 lat. 41° 30' N., long. 47° W. 



From September 1st to January dlst, take the rhumb course to lat. 

 59° N., long. 14° W. ; thence the Great Circle, or nothing South, to join 

 the usual route in lat. 44° N., long. 50° W. 



Bound Eastward. — From February 1st to August Zlst, take the usual 

 route as far as lat. 40° 30' N., long. 47° W. ; thence the Great Circle, or 

 nothing North of it, to lat. 58° 40' N., long. 14° W. ; and thence the 

 rhurrb course. 



From September 1st to January ilst, take the usual route as far as lat. 

 43° N., long. 50° W. ; thence the Great Circle course, or nothing North 

 of it, to lat. 58° 40' N., long. 14° W. ; thence the rhumb. 



The success attending the adoption of these uniform routes for steamers 

 has led the principal companies running steamers between Europe, the 

 St. Lawrence, Halifax, &c., to agree to keep to certain specified routes, 

 according to the voyage and season. As with the other transatlantic 

 tracks, they are liable to variation and alteration in abnormal Ice seasons, 

 due notice being given in such cases. 



