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shelf) and towards tlie north to Bear Island, were in the summer 

 of 1900 colder than it has heen in previous years when similar 

 observations have been made, and this fact evidently explains 

 why Ihe climate of northern Norway was unusually unfavourable 

 during the summer and autumn of 1900. 



At stations in the sea farther west, the difference between 

 1900 and previous years is, however, less conspicuous. 



At Stat. 9 (July 25th, 1900) the temperatures at depths be- 

 tween m. and 800 m. (see PI. 4, Fig. 2) were considerably 

 lower than at Stat. 40 of the North Atlantic Expedition, on July 

 18th, 1876, but this may to some extent be explained by the 

 fact that Stat. 40 was situated farther south-east, and was natur- 

 ally warmer, although the difference is too much to be fully 

 explained in this way. It is probable that the East Icelandic 

 Polar Current came in this longitude farther south in July, 1900, 

 than in July, 1876. 



Farther nortb at our Stat. 43 (Aug. 11, 1900) the tempera- 

 tures seem to have been very much the same in August, 1900, 

 as at Stat. 183 of the North Atlantic Expedition, on July 5th, 

 1877 (see PI. 5, Fig. 2). Near the surface our temperatures are 

 somewhat higher, which is evidently due to the later season, 

 while at depths between 100 m. and 1000 m. our temperatures 

 are slightly lower than in 1877 in spite of the later season ; 

 which indicates that even here the sea was actually a good deal 

 colder in August, 1900, than it would have been found in Au- 

 gust, 1878. 



At Stat. 66 (Sept. 7th, 1900) Dr. H.jort found on the whole 

 higher temperatures between m. and 400 m. than observed at 

 Stat. 295 on July 14lh, 1878, which may be due to the much 

 later season (see PI. 5, Fig. 8). 



At our Stat. 34 (Aug. 10th, 1900) the temperatures at depths 

 between m. and 1300 m. were also lower in 1900, than at 

 Stnt. 215 on July 27th, 1877 (see PI. 5, Fig. 1). 



