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GENERAL NOTES. 
GEOGRAPHY AND TRAVELS.’ 
Circumpolar STATIONS.—The Swedish expedition, after two 
unsuccessful attempts to land at Mussel bay, Spitzbergen, reached 
the shore with great difficulty at Cape Thordsen, in Ice fiord, 
and erected magazines and an observatory there. Observations 
began August 15, 1882. The state of the ice during the summer 
was unusually bad, and no vessels could get higher than Amster- 
dam island. 
The Finnish party at Sodankylia, in the north of Finland, also 
began to make observations on August 15. 
The Austrian expedition was also at first unsuccessful in its at- 
tempt to reach Jan Mayen, and the Pola had to put back to 
Tromsö, but made a second attempt, and anchored in Mary bay 
on July 13th. Besides the buildings brought out in the ship, two 
others were erected from driftwood, which was found in large 
quantities. There was little snow upon the island, but much ice 
outside, so that the Po/a was compelled to go out to sea three 
island, forming a valley through which flows a glacier stream. Its 
ul ea position is in 71° N. lat., 3° 26’ E. long. The valley 
Bee 1881-82 comfortably, and the observations were taken regu- 
7 The Neptune failed to reach the Greeley Scientific Expedition 
_ Stationed in Lady Franklin bay, 31° N. lat., and has returned to 
s, Newfoundland. 
penetrable barrier of ice prevented her from reaching a 
‘age tude than 79° 20’, but she landed supplies at several 
ports, including Pandora harbor, where a record left by Sir Allen 
| ae dl olay dge, to which spot st 
been washed down from a cairn above. Upon Brevoort 
