DISTRIBUTION IN ARCTIC REGIONS. 201 



Some may be disposed to ask, Why did not ocean 

 currents carry the flora and fauna of North America 

 into Greenland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands as 

 readily as the plants and animals of Scandinavia ? A 

 very cursory glance at the path of ocean currents will 

 show the improbability of landing on these coasts 

 any forms of life floated from the North American 

 continent. 



