LIST OF STATIONS. 



581 



J3 



a 



1 



Date. 

 1899. 



Position. 



Temper- 

 atures. 



~ 1 



Nature 



of 

 Bottom. 



Remarks. 



Latitude 

 Soutii. 



Longitude 

 ^rest. 



Sur 

 [face 



Bot- 

 tom. 



Rangieoa to Tikahau and to JIatahiva. 



36 



Sept. 21 



14 45 



147 38 



SO 





706 



Volcanic rock frag- 

 ments. 



Stations 32-85 referred to H. 0. Chart 

 No. 77, corrected to 1899. 



Distant 16 miles northeast of Avatoru 

 Pass, Rangiroa, according to H. 0. 

 Chart No. 77. Stations 36 to 60 

 referred to H. 0. Chart No. 85, cor- 

 rected to 1S91. 



37 



Sept. 24 







SO 





112 



Coral sand. 



1 mile from Beacon at the entrance to 



Avatoru Pass. 

 Stations 37 to 42. Running a line 



N., normal in continuation of Avatoru 



Pass. 



38 









80 





G04 



Broken shells and 

 sea-urchins. Ptero- 

 pods. Glob. Rad. 

 Mineral particles. 



1-| miles f['om Beacon, entrance to 

 Avatoru Pass. 



39 



" " 







SO 





645 



Fine coral sand, glob, 

 ooze. Broken sliells 



Same line, 1 mile farther north. 



40 



" " 







80 





061 



Mineral particles. 

 Coral sand. Glob 

 Pteropods. A few 

 Radiolarians. 



Same line, 1 mile farther north. 



41 



" 







SI 





084 



Coi-alsand. Glob, and 

 volcanic particles. 



2 miles farther north, same line. 



42 









SI 





819 



Coral sand. Glob. 

 Volcanic particles. 



2J miles farther north. Same Hue. 



About 8 miles north, off Avatoru en- 

 trance. St. 35 was about 25 miles at 

 right angles to Rangiroa, and showed 

 a depth of 1462 fathoms, the edge of 

 plateau being between it and St. 36. 



43 



" 



15 13 



147 53 



82 





341 



Coarse coral sand. 



About 1 mile from Reef off south 

 shore Rangiroa. 



44 



" " 







82 





391 



Coarse coral sand. 



1 mile from south shore, Rangiroa. 



45 









82 





524 



Coarse coral sand, 

 broken shells. Pte- 

 ropods, glob. ooze. 



1 mile from last station. Normal to 

 coast. 



40 









SO 





450 



Pteropod ooze, coral 

 sand, small manga- 

 nese nodules, i-ound 

 grains of coral sand. 



2 miles from last station. 



Positions of St. 43 to 60 approxi- 

 mate, referi'ed to li, 0. Chart No. 

 85, as corrected by "Albatross." 



47 









82 





764 



Coral sand, volcanic 

 or manganese parti- 

 cles. Glob. 



3 miles from last station. 



48 









SO 





897 



Glob. Poram. Ptero- 

 pods. Manganese 



5 miles from last station, 11 m. S. 15° 

 W. of Station 44. 



49 



.< 



15 25 



148 OS 



SO 





1123 



or lava particles. 

 Coral sand mano'a- 



















nese (?) particles. 



















Globigerinae. 





50 



Sept. 25 



15 25,5 



148 24.4 



80 





1486 



Glob. ooze. Mano'a- 





51 



15 03 



148 24 



SO 





488 



nese particles (?). 

 Coarse coral sand. 



1 mile from shore of Tikahau, going 

















Glob. 



towards Matahiva. 



