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of the Navy,* who, obedient to the dictates of patriotism, 
humanity, and gallantry, gave all the weight of his official 
position and personal influence toward the organization of the 
expedition, was found open from latitude 80° 20’ to 81° 15’, the 
extreme limit of exploration. Here, from an elevation of about 
four hundred feet, Morton looked out to the northward upon a 
boundless, iceless sea. 
Although these several explorations cover only a comparatively 
small area, yet their results are harmonious, and point quite clearly 
to this result viz.: that there is an open sea within the boun- 
Hoo, Joba P, Remedy, 
