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APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



the Aleutiau Islands must have meau temperatures somewhere between 

 42 and 49 degrees. At Sitka it is 52.4 degrees, and at Port Simpson 

 52.7 degrees. 



In July the mean at St. Paiil Island is 45.2 degrees, at Behring Island 

 47.1 degrees, and at iiobben Island probably a httle under 00 degrees. 

 The mean in the Aleutian Islands ranges between 49 and 52 degrees, 

 and tluit in the Kurile Islands is probably a little under 60 degrees, and 

 along the south east coast of Kamtsehatka it is between 55 and 60 

 degrees. At Sitka it is 55.5 degrees, and at Port Simpson 55.6 degrees. 



In August the mean at St. Paul Island is 47.2 degrees, at Behring 

 Island 54.1 degrees, at Eobben Ivsland it must be nearly 60 degrees, and 

 over the greater portion of the Kurile Islands and along the south-east 

 coast of Kaintschatka a little under60 degrees, whilst alongthe Aleutian 

 Islands it ranges between 46.9 and 51.6 degrees. At Sitka it is 55.9 

 degrees, and at Port Simpson 56.3 degrees. 



In Se])temberthe mean at St. Paul Island is 44.9 degrees, at Behring 

 Island 46.8, and at Eobben Island it must be a little below 55 degrees, 

 and the mean ou most of the Kurile Islands, along the south-east coast 

 of Kamtschatka, on all the Aleutiau Islands, and along the southern 

 coast of Alaska, and at Port Simpson, the meauli^s between the extremes 

 at these three stations. 



In October the mean at St. Paul* Island is 39.1 degrees, at Behring 

 Island 37.2 degrees, and at Eobben Island abou^44 degrees. The more 

 northerly of the Kurile Islands, the south east coast of Kamtschatka, 

 the whole of the Aleutian Islands, and part of the soutliern coast of 

 Alaska have a mean temperature lying between 40 and 44 degrees, 

 while at Sitka it is 44.9 degrees, and at Port Simpson 47.5 degrees. 

 158 The accompanying Tables are taken from various sources as 



marked thereon, those for Port Simpson from the records in this 

 office, and have been examined by me and found correct. 



I have, &c. 



(Signed) 



Charles Cakpmael, Director, 



TaMe extracted from the " Pacific Coast Pilot," Parti, 1S91. 

 MEAN TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR. 



stations. 



Atka Island, Aleutians 



Attn Islanil, Aleutians 



Behring Island 



l)ue Liulitliou.se 



Fort 'I'lingas, Alaska 



Fort Wraugel, Alaska 



Kiiiliuk, Uiialaska 



Kusunai, Saghalien Islands. . 

 Muravief, Saglialicn Islands. 



Queen Cliarlotte Island 



St. I'anl Island 



St. Paul, Kadiak Island 



Lati- 

 tude. 



.52 10 



52 56 



55 14 

 50 50 

 54 46 



56 28 



53 53 

 48 



54 12 



57 7 

 57 48 



Longi- 

 tude. 



174 15 



186 48 



104 8 



142 26 



i;m 44 



132 23 



166 32 



142 20 



132 58 

 170 19 

 152 21 



May. 



Drg. 

 .39.9 

 30.6 

 39.7 

 42.4 

 50.3 

 48.7 

 38.7 

 45.0 

 41.4 



34.0 

 43.6 



June. 



Deg. 

 42.1 

 48.8 

 42.7 

 52.0 

 56.4 

 55. 7 

 44.9 

 50.0 

 47.7 

 53.5 

 41.5 

 50.5 



July. 



Deg. 

 49.0 

 52.4 

 48.2 

 60.3 

 58.7 

 58.6 

 49.1 

 58.5 

 55.1 

 57.8 

 46.4 

 54.8 



Au- 

 gust. 



Deg. 

 50.3 

 51.6 

 54.1 

 61.6 

 59.1 

 57.0 

 51.9 

 65.8 

 60.3 

 57.5 

 48.4 

 56.0 



Sep- 

 tem- 

 ber. 



Deg. 



47.8 

 50.5 

 53.1 

 53.1 

 52.1 

 46.9 

 53.8 

 55.5 



45.1 



50.4 



Octo- 

 ber. 



Deg. 



41.1 

 38.8 

 40.5 

 48.8 

 46. 1 

 38.8 

 44.7 

 44.9 



38.9 

 42.5 



No- 

 vem- 

 ber. 



Deg. 



35. 5 

 28.7 

 21.1 

 41.0 

 30.7 

 33.8 

 .32.3 

 30.6 



34.8 

 35.4 



