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AVIXDS OF THE xXORTIIERX HEMISPHERE. 



SERIES B. 



TItc fvUvicing abstracts show the proportionate length of time that the winds from each point of compass 

 prevailed at the several stations, as indicated by the number of observations. 



Course. 



Maj..' 



June, 

 July. 

 Aug.i 



June, 

 July. 

 Auf;.2 



Jiin. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Total. 



Winds 



■within the Arctic Circle. 





















Spitzborf! 



en an 



d vicinity. 









M 



jlville Islau 



d am 



vicinity.' 









North 



1 



9 



6 



15 



16 



28 



19 



22 



13 



16 



3 



12 



11 



25 



6 



186 



N. by E. 



















1 











3 



2 























6 



N. N. E. 



9 



14 



1 



2 











3 







1 



6 







9 











1 



22 



N. E. by N. 







3 



















































"o 



N. E. 



12 



5 



1 



















2 











2 



3 















7 



N. E. by E. 







































1 



















1 



E. N. E. 











1 































3 



















3 



E. by N. 



































1 























1 



East 



7 



25 



9 



5 



2 







5 



2 



1 







1 







1 







9 



26 



E. by S. 







3 















































4 



4 



E. S. E. 







1 



9 



2 



1 



2 



4 



2 











4 







1 







4 



20 



S. E. by E. 







3 























































S. E. 



4 



16 



13 



3 



2 







3 







7 



2 



5 















2 



22 



S. E. by S. 































1 



























"l 



S. S. E. 







4 



4 



2 







1 



1 



1 



2 



4 











2 



2 







15 



S. by E. 







1 







2 







































3 



5 



South. 



2 



2 



7 



1 







2 



1 



8 



4 



8 











1 







4 



29 



S. by W. 







3 























2 



1 























3 



S. S. W. 















1 











1 



1 



4 



4 



2 







2 











15 



S. W. by S. 































































S. W. 



9 



9 



10 











1 











2 



3 







7 



6 



3 



1 



23 



S. W. by W. 







1 



































3 















3 



W. s. w. 











5 



1 



















1 







2 



2 







1 







7 



W. by S. 















1 











































1 



West 



5 



17 



3 



1 



2 



4 











8 



1 



13 







9 



3 



2 



43 



W. by N. 







2 







2 























4 



2 















8 



W. N. W. 



2 



2 



3 



5 



2 











2 







7 



6 



4 



2 







4 



32 



N.W.byW. 







































2 



2 











1 



5 



N. W. 



6 



14 



2 



1 







6 



6 



10 



6 



2 







4 







2 



7 



44 



N. W. by N. 







1 







































2 







2 



4 



N. N. W. 



1 



8 







15 



18 



8 



8 



6 



4 



8 



2 



8 



15 



14 



6 



107 



N. by W. 











7 



4 



6 



1 







1 







1 



2 



10 



8 



4 



44 



Variable 1 

 and calm| 



2 



22 



3 



1 



6 



3 



8 



6 







2 



13 



2 







2 



2 



45 



' These observations were taken from May 1 to 7, on Parry's voyage from Hammerfest, Norway, to Spitzbergen; from 

 June 20 to August 28, at Hecla Cove, lat. 79° 5.5', Ion. 16° 49' E. ; and during the remainder of the time, off the north 

 and west coasts of Spitzbergen. 



* These observations were taken on the ice north of Spitzbergen, between the island and lat. 82° 45', the most north- 

 erly point ever reached by man. 



' These observations were taken from August 28, 1819, to August 27, 1820; viz. : 314 days at Winter Harbor, lat. 74° 

 45', Ion. 110° 48' W., 48 days along the southern shore of the island, and the remaining 4 days a little eastward of the 

 island. 



