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ICEBERGS IN THE SOUTHERN OCEAN. 315 
On reference to the chart of icebergs given with this paper 
and the tabular statement, it will be seen that between January 
and July 1895, a vast number of icebergs were reported between 
the Cape of Good Hope and Australia, and it is remarkable that 
from the end of July to the present time, (November 28th) no ice 
has been reported in this region, except three icebergs sighted 
on August 10, by the Gulf of Venice (No. 114), Lat. 45°S., 
Long. 54° E. The only reason for the sudden disappearance of 
these vast fields of ice that I can suggest, is the prevalence of 
strong North-west winds over the Southern Indian Ocean, this 
is shown by the logs of ships traversing these waters. 
It is noteworthy that the ice which came with the great out- 
burst in 1854-5 also disappeared quite suddenly, as we are told by 
Towson, writing in 1858, who says, ‘‘ Since April, 1855 however, 
the only reports of icebergs are much farther south.” 
In the reports of various ships in the foregoing list, the question 
of change of temperature in air and water in the neighbourhood 
of ice is left in a very undecided state, the reports being very 
contradictory, (Nos. 29, 32, 34, 36, 38, 63, 69, 89, 103, and 113). 
Icebergs more or less discoloured are reported in Nos. 14, 19, 
19, 26, 27, 38, 46, 55, 63, and 86, and in No. 46 it is suggested 
that “ Vigias ” may originate by the grounding of one of these 
aig icebergs, thus giving rise to the report of an uncharted 
d. 
Very large icebergs are reported in Nos. 10, 13, 17, 24, 26, 27, 
29, 33, 34, 39, 47, 48, 55, 56, 57, 58, 69, 70, 73, 80, 81, 83, 84, 
86, and 103. 
In the foregoing list of icebergs the one farthest north (No. 31) 
was In 37°§. We learn from “Towson,” page 6, that in January 
ey an iceberg was in sight from the Cape of Good Hope in 
latitude 34° g, 
