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In order that the reader may have an idea of the comparative 

 value of the year 1927 with respect to the number of icebergs that 



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52 51 50 -^9 4-a 47 ^ ^5 -»4 4S 

 Fig. 30.— The main paths that icebergs are most liable to follow in the western North Atlantic when 

 advancing southwards toward temperate latitudes. Branches d, e, f, g, h, and i are variations in 

 the drift, once a berg has embarked along path c. This illustration is purely diagrammatic but it 

 contains information where bergs are most liable to be met 



drifted south of Newfoundland, there is appended below a graph of 

 the iceberg character of the years 1880 to 1927, inclusive, arranged 

 on a basis of 0-10. For a detailed count of the icebergs from 1900 



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Fig. 31. — The iceberg character of the years 1880-1927 based on a scale of 0-10 mean value 4.8 



to 1926, and also the departures in numbers from normal, please 

 refer to Ice Patrol Bulletin No. 15, for 1926, pages 75 and 76. The 

 iceberg character of 1927 is 4.8. 



