SUMMARY OF RESULTS. 
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Stations 55 and 55a (Soundings 114 and 115), Halifax to Bermuda (see Chart 
9 and Diagram 2). 
May 28, 1873 ; lat 33° 20' N., long. 64° 37' W. 
Temperature of air at noon, 7 4 0 • 8 ; mean for the day, 7 2° *5. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . 
70-5 
500 fathoms, . 
47-0 
100 fathoms, 
64-0 
600 
>1 
41-4 
200 „ 
, 
62-8 
700 
55 
39-3 
300 „ 
6U5 
800 
55 
38-8 
350 „ 
50-6 
900 
55 ■* 
38f» 
400 „ 
55-5 
1000 
•55 
. 
, 
38-5 
Density at 60 R at surface, 1 ‘027 11. 
Depth, 2500 fathoms; deposit, Globigerina Ooze, containing 54*81 per cent, of 
carbonate of lime (see Murray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp. ). 
At 6 a.m. stopped and lowered jolly-boat to pick up piece of timber, which was found 
to be covered with Lepas, among which were running about many Brachyurous crabs ; 
there were also several Annelids. At 8.50 a.m. stopped to sound, and at 9 a.m. sounded 
in 2500 fathoms (Station 55). Lowered boats to try current; ascertained that a surface 
current was running N.E. at the rate of 4 miles per hour. Obtained serial temperatures 
at intervals of 100 fathoms down to 1000 fathoms. At 1 p.m. proceeded under steam, 
and towards evening sighted the light on Gibb’s Hill, Bermuda. At 6 p.m. stopped and 
sounded in 1775 fathoms, deposit Globigerina Ooze, bottom temperature 36°*2 (Station 
55 a). 
Distance at noon from Bermuda, 66 miles. Made good 97 miles. Amount of current 
8 miles, direction N. 54° W. 
Surface Organisms. — The following three species of Annelids are recorded as having 
been obtained from the log of wood ; — - 
Annelida (MTntosh, Zool. pt. 34). 
Amphinome rostrata (Pallas). Several specimens ; obtained at no other locality by 
the Challenger. Recorded from Atlantic. 
Hermodice carunculata, Pallas. Large specimen (over a foot in length) ; obtained 
also at St. Thomas, Bermuda, and Cape Verdes. 
Hipponoe gaudichaudi, Audouin and M. -Edwards. Several specimens ; obtained 
also in the North Pacific. Recorded from Australia and 
Madeira. 
Stations 55 and 
55a 
Organisms from 
the Surface. 
