INDEX. 



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Fleurieu, M., Chart drawn 

 up from observations 

 by, 2 ; Surveys, 45 



Flinders, Capt. M., Sur- 

 veys, 45, 46 



Florez, Don J. F., Sur- 

 veys, 35 



Florida, Winds, 150 ; 

 Tides, 293 



Florida, Cape, 74 



Kays and Reefs, 



382—383, 388, 410 



Strait, 513, 521 ; 



Winds, 150, 152 ; Gulf 

 Stream, 375,&c.; Depth, 

 387—388 



Florida Stream, 425. — 

 See Gulf Stream. 



Fogs, St. Lawrence, 214 

 —215 



Fonseca Island, 610 



Forchhammer, Dr. G., On 

 Currents of Northern 

 Atlantic, 426 ; On the 

 Composition of Sea- 

 Water, 642-644 



Foster, Captain, Surveys, 

 48 



France, Positions, 27-31 ; 

 Tides, 280—281 ; Coast, 

 .566 



Franklin, Capt., On Ice- 

 bergs, 447 — 448 



Franklin, Dr., On the Gulf 

 Stream, 374, 377, 384 



Freeden, Von W. von, On 

 Winds of the North 

 Atlantic, 171—177 ; On 

 Storms and the Locality 

 and Frequency of their 

 Occurrence, 196 — 198 ; 

 On Tracks for Steamers 

 between England and 

 New York, 554—556 



French Shoal, 610 



Funchal, 45, 46 



Fundy, Bay of. Winds, 

 216 ; Tides, 283, 292 



Galerna, The, 210 



Gales, 179. — See Anti- 

 trades. 



Galissioniere Rock, 610 



Galleon Bank, 610 



Galton, Mr. F., On Anti- 

 Cyclones, 114 



Galveston, Winds, 150 — 

 151 



Gambia River, 568 



, Winds, 160, 166— 



168 



Gandaria Rocks, 610 



Gargas, Baxo das, 610 



Garcia Guerra Rock, 604, 

 610 



Geiger, Captain, On the 

 Gulf Stream, 410 



N. A. 0. 



George Banks & Shoal, 602 



Shoals, Tempera- 

 ture, 440 



Germany, Positions, 23, 

 26 ; fides, 280 



Gettysburg Bank, 604 ; 

 Tides, 290 



Gibraltar, 34, 35 



Strait, Winds, 



213 ; Tides, 290 



Gilchrist Rock, 610 



Giles, Capt., On the Gulf 

 Stream', 390 



Glaisher, Mr., On Wind 

 Force, 104 ; On Clouds, 

 6G0 



Glas, Capt. Geo., On the 

 Canary Islands, 582 



Glasgow Observatory, 14 



Gold Coast, 511 ; Winds, 

 160, 163 



Gombaud Rock, 610 



Goree Island & Bay, 502 



Gorringe Bank,604 ; Tides, 

 290 



Gosse, Mr., On the Sea 

 Serpent, 6.52 



Gough Rocks, 576, 598, 

 606, 608 



Graah, Captain, Surveys, 

 50, 55 ; On the Arctic 

 Current, 432, 433 



Gradients, Barometric, 

 117—124 



Grain Coast, Winds, 160 



Grand Trigonometrical 

 Survey of the British 

 Isles, Positions, 8 — 18 ; 

 Base Lines, 8 



Grange Rock, 544 



Great Circle Sailing, 

 459—460, 476, 477, 495, 

 514, 518, 5.39, 562 



Green Rock, 610, 611 ' 



Greenland, Positions, 50 

 — 51,55 — 56; Currents 

 around, 431 — 433 ; Ice, 

 444, 446 



Greenwich Observatory, 

 8, 11 ; Wind Records, 

 203 ; Magnetic Obser- 

 vations, 457 



Greeve Ledge, 610 



Greevelink, Lieutenant 

 A. H. B., On South 

 Equatorial Current, 348 

 — 349 ; On Currents of 

 the Caribbean Sea, 359, 

 and of the Venezuelan 

 Coast, 360 ; On the Na- 

 vigation of the Carib- 

 bean Sea, 529 — 530 



Grenada, 534 



Passage, Cur- 

 rents, 353 



Grenadines, Currents 



among the, 353 



Ground-Swell, West In- 

 dies, 356 — 358 



Guadaloupe Passage, Cur- 

 rents, 354 



Guatemala, Bay of. Cur- 

 rents, 363, 366 



Guayana, 530 ; Winds, 

 141, 145, 



Guigou Bank, 610 



Guinea Current, 312, 

 313, 325—334. 



(274) Origin & Course. 



(275) Examples of Drift, 

 &c., from Maury. (276) 

 Recent Records of Bot- 

 tles. (277) Mr. J. A. 

 Mann's Observations. 

 (278) Influence on the 

 Westerly Crossing of 

 the Equator. (279) Its 

 Velocity and Direction 

 along the African Coast. 



(280) The Temperature. 



(281) Observations by 

 H.M. Ship Challenger. 



(282) Junction with the 

 South African Current. 



(283) Near Cape Mount 

 and Cape Palmas. (284; 

 Experiences of Frencit 

 Cruisers. (285) Mr. 

 J. Y. Buchanai', On 

 Temperature, &c. (280) 

 Monthly Rate & Limits. 

 (287) Capt Toynbee's 

 Remarks for each 

 Month. See,also,p.4>82. 



Guinea, Gulf of. Winds, 

 160 



Gulf Stream, 373 — 421. 

 (354) Authorities. (355) 

 Character of Investiga- 

 tions. (356) Erroneous 

 Ideas of its Magnitude. 

 (357) Dr. Petermann's 

 Investigations. (358) 

 Connection between the 

 Stream and N.E. Drift. 



(359) Origin & Course. 



(360) Early History. 



(361) Remarks of Dam- 

 pier & Franklin. (362) 

 Causes. (363) Trade 

 Winds the Chief Agent. 

 (364) Commences in the 

 Caribbean Sea. (365) 

 Currents between the 



. Caribbee Islands. (366) 

 Current Eastward of 

 the Islands. (367) Gulf 

 Stream is the Cause 

 of Numerous Wrecks. 

 (368) The Channel of 

 the Stream. (369) The 

 Characteristics of the 

 Water. (370) Extent. 

 (371) Positions of the 



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