54 EXPEDITION OF THE “ALBATROSS,” 1899-1900. 
é Position, yey 
Z Date. : a qa Nature 
4 1899. ae: of Remarks. 
a : . J ao Bottom. 
3 Latitude | Longitude |Sur-| Bot- | 23 
GI South. West. |face.| tom. | Og 
fe} ad fe} s fo} } 
52 |Sept. 25|15 01.4/148 25 | 80 670|Coarse coral sand,|1 mile from last position. 
broken shells and/This sounding is deeper than one off 
glob. Rangiroa at same distance from shore. 
Lia Sete: 8] 782|Pteropod ooze. Glob.|2 miles from last. position. 
Manganese parti- 
cles (?). 
bpd, ae 81 850|Pteropod ooze, few|3 miles from last position. Same 
globig. normal. 
Bo a 81 844/Globig. ooze, small|5 miles from last position. Same 
manganese nodules.| normal. 
56 | “ “114 56 |148 44 | 81 711|Pteropod ooze, fine}8 miles from last position. Same 
coral sand, Globig.) normal. 
ooze, Small man-|Changed course to go round the north 
ganese nodules. side of the Island of Matahiva. 
ee 80 486|Coarse coral sand.|3 miles from last station, going north. 
Voleanic(?)  parti- 
cles. Manganese (?) 
BG ese 80 624|Coarse coral sand, |24 miles off west shore of Matahiva. 
boo 80 860/Glob. ooze. Coral|4 miles off southwest shore of Ma- 
sand. Voleanic(?)| tahiva. 
particles. 
60) se es 80 1257|Coarse coral sand.|Off south shore of Matahiva, about 74 
Globigerinae. Vol-| miles farther off shore than St. 59. 
canic (?) particles. 
Matantva to MAKATEA AND TO PAPEETE, Tanitr IsLANnp. 
a ° / oO R fe fe} 
61 |Sept. 25}15 16 |148 46 | 79 1762\Lightgrayglob.ooze.|St. 61 to 180 referred to H. O Chart 
No. 77, corrected to 1899. 
62 |Sept. 26/15 33 |148 45 | 80 2267|/Glob. ooze and mudjOn way to Makatea. 
(voleanic?), allied 
to red clay. 
63 | “ {15 42 {148 44 | 80 OoMiGiobieerinae andesc ke ses 
mud allied to red 
: clay. 
64 1b oT 48 15, 180) 581|Coarse coral sand, |About 1,3; miles off the bluff on west 
side of central part of Makatea. 
65 |S 6715 57.8143" 18.5) 50) 1363/Coarse coral sand.|5 miles south of Makatea. 
Small manganese|This is the first of a line of soundings 
nodules. from Makatea to Tahiti. St. 65 to 72. 
66 | * 116 10 |148 26 | 360 O2SS|Voldame mud, WiAIH! «05 poset ne tse gs 
ganese nodules. 
Globigerinae. 
67 |Sept. 27/16 22 148 40 | 80 OOOPVOLCAIIG MUG, (GIO. «eck we os Me ee oe ws 
bigerinae. 
G8 | * 116 be (148.53. 1.79 D024 Coarse VOLCANIC MUCh ls. hee) o0s fay acer we ke ee 
Globigerinae. 
605) oily AO LO. is) OBO Nase fees ees os 20 miles from last station. 
VO lo. Sle Ol Ag lo. 1.80) . |1585|Fine volcanic mud,}10 miles from last station. 
yellow brown. 
Tl i 25.0149 26 7 SL 775 |\Coarse volcanic mud.|44 miles N. 32° H, from Point Venus. 
Manganese(?) nodule.|6 miles from last station. 
72 \Sept. 27/17 26.5)149 32.41 79 867|\Fine voleanic sand.|4 miles N. 54° W. from Point Venus. 
Coral sand. Globig-|6 miles from last station. 
evirae. 
