LOWEST AND HIGHEST MEANS. 147 



At Port Bowen, in Prince Begent's Inlet, 

 in latitude 73° 2' N.,— 15°'8 C. (3°*6 P.) 



At Winter Island, at the north of Hudson's 

 Bay, in latitude 66°-2',-14°C. (6°-8 P..) 



At Elizabeth Harbour, in Boothia Pelix, in 

 latitude 70° N., -15°*7 C. (3°*7 P.) 



The line of highest mean annual temperature 

 does not coincide with the equator, which it cuts 

 at several points. The greatest part of its length, 

 however, lies in the northern hemisphere. The 

 highest mean temperatures reached in the torrid 

 zone are about 27° or 29° Cent. (88°'6 or 

 84 c -2 P.) 



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