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WINDS OP THE GLOBE. 



(No. 27.) Orange Bay and vicinity, Terra del Fuego. 



Computed from observations made hourly, under the direction of Commodore Wilkes, from Feb- 

 ruary 18th, to April 20th, 1839, together with those for three days, collected and classified at the 

 United States Naval Observatory, as follows : — 



Spring.— North 46, N. E. 61, East 9, S. E. 21, South 17, S. W. 678, West 120, N. W. 84, 

 N. N. W. 12; calm 194. 



Direction of resultant S. 59° 29' W.? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .56. 



Number of days 54. 



Winter.— North 9, N. E. 16, East 10, S. W. 156, West 7, N W. 11 ; calm 55. 



Direction of resultant S. 51° 36' W.?? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .50. 



Number of days 11. 



(No. 28.) Saint Martin's Cove and vicinity, Terra del Puego. 



Computed from observations collected and classified at the United States Naval Observatory, for 

 an aggregate period of 36 days, combined with those made Ijy Charles Darwin, for 7 days, in the 

 winter of ls32, and those made by Sir James Ross, for 71 days, in the autumns of 1842 and 1843, 

 as follows : — 



Autumn.— North 3, N. E. 3, E. N. E. 8, East 2, S. E. 1, South 2, S. S. W. 9, S. W. 69, 

 W. S. W. 11, West 18, W. N. W. 8, N. W. 11, N. N. W. 10 ; calm 12. 



Direction of resultant S. 67° 41' W.? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .57. 



Number of days 95. 



Winter.— N. N. E. 1, N. E. 2, South 4, S. S. W. 3, S. W. 2, W. S. W. 4, West 2, W. N. W. 3, 

 N. W. 1. 



Direction of resultant S. 60° 59' W.? 



Ratio of resultant to sum of winds .52. 



Number of days 19. 



(Nos. 29 to 46.) Antarctic Ocean, longitude 73° west, eastwardly to 180°. 



From observations for an aggregate period of over 5 years, collected and classified, from the 

 logs of numerous sailing vessels, at the United States Naval Observatory, under the direction of 

 Capt. M. F. Maury, Superintendent. 









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Summer 



15 



15 



9 



15 



3 



7 



1 



5 



2 



6 



4 



22 



8 15 



14 



41 



2 



N 



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to 73° W. 





















































30. 

 Lat. 56° 



Spring 



13 



46 



4 



12 



3 



8 



1 



4 



9 



44 



28119 



62 



69 



51 



61 



14 



N. 



84 



12 W. 



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S. 24° W. 



.10 



179 



Summer 



7 



7 







8 







5 



6 



5 



8 



20 



13 25 



14 



36 



10 



19 



1 



N. 



89 



14 W.I .44 



S. 22i E. 



.15 



61 



to 58° S., \ 



Autumn 



15 



31 



13 



17 



1 



6 



2 



4 



2 



13 



11 50 



41 



93 



49 



59 



11 



N. 



55 



25 W. .57 



N. 9j E. 



.18 



139 



long. 65° 1 



Winter 



20 



Ss 



13 



21 



4 



3 



4 



6 



8 



35 



40,117 



93 



172 



48 



68 



28 



N. 



72 



34 W.' .57 



N. 66i W. 



.05 



244 



to 67° W. L 

 31. ■ 

 Lat. 56° 



The year' 

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N. 



73 



19 W.' .52 







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5 



i's 



7 



"s 



"2 



5 



"3 



11 



"5 



22 



22 



66 



31 



56 



22 



43 



14 



N. 



81 



11 W. .50 



S."54E. 



.02 



113 



Summer 



12 



8 



1 



1 



3 



8 



3 



9 



7 



21 



12 



29 



20 



14 



7 



23 



2 



S. 



82 



12 W. .40 



S. 73 E. 



.12 



60 



to 58° S., • 



Autumn 



11 



9 



2 



1 



1 



2 







4 



1 



10 



11 



53 



38 



69 



19 



35 



11 



N. 



74 



14 W. .67 



N. 54 W. 



.16 



92 



long. 63° 



Winter 



26 



27 



10 



20 



4 



5 



1 



3 



4 



25 



20 



87 



74 



101 



19 



40 



24 



N. 



73 



35 W. .54 



N. 4 W. 



.07 



163 



to 65° W. 



32. 

 Lat. 56° 



Tlie year' 





































N. 



80 



7 W. .52 







428 

















































to58°S., • 

 long. 61° 



Winter 



3 



14 



5 



7 



1 



I 



2 



5 







7 



20 



44 



25 



36 



16 



11 







N. 



83 



2 W. .55 







71 





































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