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general interest. The importance of the oceano- 

 graphic, meteorological, astronomical and mag- 

 netic observations made remain yet to be stated. 

 Nor is the world's store of knowledge increased 

 b)y any statement by Nansen of the probable 

 age and structure of the palseocrystic ice, 



fact that biological materials are not so plentiful 

 nor so varied in the extreme latitudes traversed by 

 him. But notwithstanding this, the keenness of 

 Xansen's scientific spirit has resulted, as might 

 have been expected, in the collection of a wealth of 

 materials for investigation. 



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majestic masses of which he encountered in every 

 direction. 



Botany, zoology and some other departments of 

 science do not appear to have benefited as fully 

 as by some other expeditions whose pioneers have 

 not been so well favoured as Xansen. This is not 

 the fault of Xansen, however, but is due to the 



In zoology the most important facts noted are 

 the discovery of foxes and narwhals as far as the 

 85th parallel, and the discovery, in Prince Rudolf 

 Land, of the nesting-place of the rare Ross's gull 

 {Radostethia rosea), specimens of the species of which 

 were brought home. 



The expedition took photographs of every scene 



