CONTENTS (Cont'd) 



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B. Physical Properties . 21 



1. Bransfield Strait 



a. Temperature • . 21 



b. Salinity 2k 



c. Density 2k 



d. Oxygen ..... 2k 



2. Drake Passage 



a. Temperature 2k 



b. Salinity 2k 



c. Density 25 



V. ANTARCTIC CONVERGENCE 



A. GeneraJ. 26 



B. Bathythermograph Crossings (°P) 26 



C. Oceanographic Station Sections 29 



D. Continuous Surface Temperature Record 29 



VI. ICE CONDITIONS 



A. General 36 



B. Geographic Area 



1. Ross Sea Area 36 



2. Amundsen - Bellingshausen Seas Area kk 



3. Palmer Peninsula Area ^5 



VII. BOTTOM SEDIMENTS 



A. General kj 



B. Areal Description 



1. Robs Sea Area 



a. McMurdo Sound kf 



b. Southwestern Ross Sea kQ 



c. Southeastern Ross Sea kQ 



d. Northwestern Ross Sea kQ 



2. Thurston Peninsula Area ..... k$ 



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