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The windward side is the North side, except in June and July, 

 in which months the South side is more frequent. 



The frequency of the calms will be treated of in the chapter on 

 the velocity of the winds. 



The peculiar distribution of the winds at all the winter quarters of 

 the Fram may, I believe, be attributed to both local and general causes. 



The winter quarters were Rice Strait, Havnefjord, and Gaasefjord. 

 The general trend of Rice Strait is north to south, and the two fjords 

 run in an almost exactly meridional direction. This circumstance goes 

 far to account for the direction of the prevalent winds, observed on 



board the Fram. 



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