80 KJELLMAN, THE ALG OF THE ARCTIC SBA. 
3. Off the mouth of the Yenissei Lat. 73°55’ N. Long. 60° 40' E. August 15:th. 
Temperature of the water at 0 fathoms... + 7°,4 C. 
» » » 15 » 1 194» (near the bottom). 
4. Off the east coast of northern Novaya Zemlya Lat. 75°40' N. Long. 65° E. 
August 25:th. 
Temperature of the water at 0 fathoms... + 1°,4 C. 
> y » 60 » 1... —1°8 » (near the bottom). 
5. Off the east mouth of Matotshkin Shar Lat. 73°34’ N. Long. 58° E. August 31:st. 
Temperature of the water at 0 fathoms... + 3°,9 C. 
» » eee » eee {oe 
| » D » BS yi) 7 | (near the Wotkouiy 9). 
In the eastern part of the Kara Sea and in the western part of the Siberian Sea 
the temperature of the water, as I have already intimated, is dependent on the neigh- 
bourhood of the mouths of the large rivers. At the depth of more than 5 fathoms 
the temperature is generally below 0°, except in the proximity of the rivers. At 
Dickson Harbour the water even at the depth of 5 fathoms has a temperature of + 9°,0 
during the first part of August, and off the mouth of the Lena somewhat later in the 
year its temperature amounted to + 3°83 at 15 fathoms. The influence of the latter river 
reaches as far as to the New Siberian Islands. West of one of these, Blishni Island, 
the temperature at the depth of 4 fathoms was the same as at the surface, + 2°,6. At 
all the places east of the New Siberian Islands where dredging were carried on during 
the voyage of the Vega, the temperature at the depth of 3—10 fathoms kept at or 
below 0°. ”) 
A good guidance in judging of the conditions of temperature in the northern 
part of the American Arctic Sea is afforded by the observations made during Belcher’s 
expedition. According to these *), the average temperature of the water in Northum- 
berland Sound is: 
at the surface. at the bottom. 
during Septemiber. 2.2.22... 2 ee ee Sere Ce — 1°,28. 
» Octobentest -ae.&. - 5am se eee SNE — 1°56 » — 1°,50. 
n” “Nowemibernt:) 29s 2") eee = eee) — 1°50. 
1° Deécembers 22. eee ee — 1°67 » — 1°,67. 
D1) GAUDY. 0e 2 cee Oe. — 1°62 » — 1°,67. r 
> Kebruary) 2. e. Seaeeee ee Pe Gk — 1°67 » . 
» March... 2... eo ee — 1°56 » 
» April:..\.7...- i ee — 1°39 » 
» Mayo: 1%. <=>. 5 ee eee — 1°39 » 
y <diitie%: Vit. 1. ee ee — 0°,22 » 
» IDS (is eM 2, , REE ee ote Cone ata, eee ee + O°,11 » 
eA oust...) eee ee ee 2 Osa) 
1) See NorDENSKIOLD, Préven, p. 107—108. 
*) See SruxperG, Vega-exp. 1, p. 686—687. 
3) Cp. Contrib. arct. Meteor. 2. p. 172. 
