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Capt. J. C. Wells on the 



[Dec. 19, 



less credible in the case of the Kennedy-Strait water. It has been sug- 

 gested that the source of warmth is the northward flow of the general mass 

 of the North Atlantic. If this did account for the warmth of the Spits- 

 bergen area, although this view would be with difficulty reconciled with 

 a southward flow of Arctic water, it would be quite inapplicable to the 

 Kennedy-Channel area. 



Temperatures taken by Mr. B. Leigh Smith and Capt. Wells, E.N. 



1872. 



Station. 



Lat. 



Long. 



Depths 

 in 



fathoms. 



Air. 



Tempe 



Sur- 

 lace. 



rature. 

 Min. 



. ...J 



Max. 



June 





o / 



O 1 









o 



o 



o 



1. 



1. 



68 52 N. 



6 40 W. 



600 



42 



37£ 



30 



37* 



13. 



2. 



75 6N. 



2 30 W. 



100 



36 



31 



28 



35 



15. 



3. 



75 7N. 



3 48 W. 



100 



36 



32 



28 



35 











50 





31 



29§ 



32£ 



17. 



4. 



76 13 N. 



2 22 W. 



100 



34 



31 



29£ 



34 



18. 



5. 



76 3N. 



10 E. 



150 



35 



33 



30f 



40 











200 





33 



30* 



48 



19. 



6. 



76 21 N. 



1 5 E. 



150 



35 



32 





32 











250 





32 



30i 



39* 



20. 



7. 



76 35 N. 



3 W. 



6 



34 



33 



30 



33 











25 





33 



30 



35 











lOU 





66 



OA 



39| 



22. 



8. 



76 41 N. 



2 10 W. 



150 



35 





OOl 



QQ I 



27. 



9. 



77 18 N. 



5 E. 



25 



37 





OA 













250 







32 



°.Q 



July 



















1. 



10. 



78 20 N. 



7 2E. 



6 



36 



36 



33 



36 











600 





36 



33i 



36* 



6. 



11. 



79 54 N. 



6 34 E. 



6 



35 



341 



33 



34^ 











12 





34^ 



33 



35 











25 





34J 



33 



37 











50 





34£ 



33 



37 











200 





34£ 



33 



40 











Bottom 











7. 



12. 



80 4N. 



5 12 E. 



600 



37 



34i 



3H 



39 



10. 



13. 



80 23 N. 



9 0E. 



12 



35 



31 



28 



31 











50 





31 



28 



31* 











Bottom 











12. 



14 



80 32 N. 



9 50 E. 



600 



36 



31 



m 



64 



