1872.] Temperature of the Arctic Sea. 97 



Temperatures taken by Capt. David Grey, of the ' Eclipse ' Whaler. 



1872. 



Station. 



Lat. 



Long. 



Depths 



Temperature. 



in 



fathoms. 



Air. 



sur- 

 face. 



Min. 



Max. 



April 

 13. 



15. 



68 45 N. 



13 58 W. 



220 





29 



28-8 



o 



32 



15. 



16. 



68 52 N. 



15 40 W. 



220 





29 



29 



315 



20. 



17. 



68 12 N. 



16 40 W. 



270 





28-8 



28 



31 



May 









Bottom 











14. 



18. 



75 ON. 



16 20 E. 



85 





29 



29 



32 



June 



















6. 



19. 



78 20 N. 



20 E. 



400 





30 



30 



33 



8. 



20. 



78 14 N. 



18 W. 



220 

 400 





30 

 ou 



29 

 ou 



30 



OA 



18. 



21. 



75 5N. 



6 15 W. 



400 

 200 





32 

 32 



29-5 

 30 



32 

 32 



23. 



22. 



74 50 N. 



6 50 W. 



100 

 400 





32 

 31 



30 

 30 



32 

 32 



July 



3. 



23. 







200 





34 



305 



34 



April 13, 15, 20. — When these three soundings were taken the ship 

 was frozen in the pack ; still there is a slight increase of temperature at 

 the lowest depth. 



May 14.— Off Bear Island. 



June 6, 8. — Here ' Eclipse' was 75 miles inside the pack. 

 June 18, 23, July 3. — Made fast to a large floe, about 90 miles inside 

 the pack. 



The Society then adjourned over the Christmas Eecess to Thursday, 

 January 9, 1873. 



