ICEBERGS IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. 225 
pt VeomsL| soon |lot Vonsel| ‘suent lof Veosald ‘oscas” iot Yomel| seen 
124 | 26 150 a ONE Yo 202 
125 | 49 151 2 || 177 | 977 203 | 2 
126; 1 152 La ii 8 204| 4 
127 | 36 153 oT 170)" .0 205| 2 
128| 0 154 1 |} 180| 0 206] 2 
129) ¢ 155 QO |} 181 | 124 207| 8 
180} 1 156 0] 182) 0 208| 0 
131 1 157 5 | 183] 55 209/ 0 
182; 1 158 | 376] 184] 9 210; 4 
133 51 159.|...20| 185]; 1 AE eee | 
1341 0 100; 5) 1661 3 te ee 
185 | 1 161 43 || 187| 0 213 | 10 
136 50 162 | 76] 188| 58 S441 
137 | 12 163 8] 189} 3 215} 0 
138 | 0 164 0} 190| 0 216 | 204 
139 | 3 1661 99.4 19 T8 S17) 9 
140, O 166 0] 192} 0 218 | 100 
141 30 167 Oo fe 198.1244 219] 0 
142| 6 168 | -35 | 194)" 8 220 | 60 
143 | 0 169 5 | 195} 59 ost 0 
144) 4 170 | 4500 |, 196 | 9 222). 0 
145) 4 17 O04 1971. 26 933.1:2..3 
146) 31 172; 123] 198) 62 234 | 0 
147) 18 173 & | 199) 1977 236 )° 10 
148} 0 174 | 105: }) -200,)°° 1 226 | 50 
149 119 175 31 201-h< 70 297). .8 
| 338; 0 
The following table shews the number of ships that reported 
ice in each degree of latitude 40 to 50° inclusive, without regard 
to longitude. The majority is in 45°, that is in the latitude in 
which the safety track cuts the longitude of the densest part of 
the iceberg area: 
~emenndl odo os e 2 we ies pe ‘pad ae ee bes ee aoe 
reported ion’ | 2} 2/8 |17\o7/35\24/14/7}11 213], 
THE POSSIBILITY OF AVOIDING THE DANGER. 
_ When steaming along the safety track and surrounded by an. 
apparently unlimited icefield, it was pertinently said by the 
Captain of one of the regular Sydney traders, that “ with aca: S 
O—Oct. 6, 1897, ne 
