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West side. N. Lat. W. Long. 



CapeEnderby, - - - 63^45' - 64° 30' 

 Cape Mercy (of Davis), - 65° 10' - 64° 40' 



According to the maps, the latitude and longitude of these two 

 places are — Cape Enderby, lat. 63° 45', long. 67° ; Capo Mercy, 

 lat. 65°, long. 63° 20' 



Niatolik (Nawaktolik), 



- 65° 50' 



65° (68'?) 



Cape Searle, 



- 67° 20' 



62° 30' 



Scott's Inlet, 



- 71° 10' 



71° 0' 



Cape Adair, 



- 71° 20' 



72° 0' 



The Kickertine Islands, and the islands called Midliattwack, 

 are in the middle of Cumberland Gulf. They are composed of 

 metamorphic rocks, which rise in Midliattwack to the height of 

 557 feet, and in the Kickertines to that of 450 feet. These 

 measurements, as well as those given in the list, were aU made by 

 means of the aneroid. To give an idea of the temperature of an 

 ordinary fine day in these latitudes, and show the conditions under 

 which Arctic vegetation makes so rapid a growth, I subjoin the 

 temperature of one of the Kickertine Islands at various altitudes, 

 on the 20th August 1861, when there was a clear sky, a bright 

 sun, and little wind : — At 50 feet, exposed thermometer 69° Fahr. ; 

 in shade, 48° • 5 ; sunk 1^ foot in soil, 45° ; water of a small lake, 

 58°. At 100 feet in a valley, exposed thermometer, 70° ; in shade 

 (a little more wind), 46° ; sunk Ij foot, in somewhat moist soil, 

 44°. At 200 feet, exposed thermometer, 58° ; in shade, 51°'5; 

 sunk 11 foot in sandy soil, 45°. At 450 feet, exposed thermo- 

 meter, 62°; in shade, 41°; sunk 9 inches in sandy soil, 48°. 

 Also, at one of these islands a thermometer was sunk 22 inches 

 in a gravelly soil, and examined every two hours for twenty-four 

 hours. The mean of all the observations was 42° '38. 



The following is a list of the Flowering Plants and Ferns col- 

 lected : — 



JRanunculacecB. 



Ranunculus affinis, Br. — Flowers in August. Coast to 500 

 feet. Soil granitic. W. side, at Kingnite, Cumberland Gulf. 

 Grows to about the height of 1 8 inches. 



a. nivalis, L. — Fl. in June. Sea to snow-line. Perennial ; on 

 any soil, but most luxuriant on volcanic. E. and W. 



E. ht/pei'boreus, Rottb. — Fl. June and August. Alt. 200 feet. 

 E., Disco, Dark Head, and Wilcox Point. W., Cumberland Gulf, 

 Cape Searle, Scott's Bay, Cape Adair. Grows in small pools of 

 water, the depth of which modifies its appearance. 



B. p?/gmcBus, WahL — Fl. June to August. Range same on 

 both sides. Alt., Sea to 1000 feet. Any soil, and grows in small 

 tufts of from 6 to 12 plants. E., Disco and Hassen Islands, Dark 

 Head, Danish Head, and Wilcox Point. W., Cumberland Gulf, 

 Cape Searle, Scott's Bay, &c. 



B. sulphureusy DC. — Fl. June to Sept. Range as in last species. 

 Alt., Sea to 200 feet. Any soil. Flower often white, and the 

 whole plant is often under the snow, except the flower stalk ; 

 petals very deciduous, and the seeds are often not shed till next 



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