872 
THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGEK. 
Station 222. small Cephalopods, Appendicularia, Doliolum, Batistes and other small fishes. On the 
18th a female shark {Carcharias lamia), about 7 feet long, was caught. The specimens of 
Halohates, Batistes, &c., were picked up by Mr. Murray when away in the dingey on 
the 18th. Collosphaera was observed in patches in considerable abundance, but on the 
whole the water was exceedingly pure, and the white bag of the tow-net could be seen at 
a great depth. 
Station 223. Station 223 (Sounding 361), Admiralty Islands to Yokohama (see Chart 31 and 
Diagram 16). 
March 19, 1875 ; lat. 5° 31' N., long. 145° 13' E. 
Temperature of air at noon, 83°'5 ; mean for the day, 81°'l. 
Temperature of water : — 
Surface, . . . 82 ‘0 
10 fathoms, . . . 81 '7 
20 „ ... 81-7 
30 „ ... 81*7 
40 „ ... 81-7 
50 „ . . . 81-7 
60 „ ... 81-7 
70 „ ... 81-7 
80 „ ... 81-7 
90 „ ... 79-0 
100 „ ... 70-9 
no „ ... 63-5 
120 „ . . . 59-5 
130 „ ... 56-3 
140 „ ... 53-8 
150 „ ... 51-6 
160 „ ... 500 
170 „ ... 49-3 
180 fathoms, . . , 48 ‘8 
190 „ ... 48-2 
200 „ ... 47-7 
300 „ ... 45-8 
400 „ ... 44-3 
500 „ ... 42-8 
600 „ ... 41-3 
700 „ ... 40-0 
800 „ ... 38-8 
900 „ ... 37-7 
1000 „ ... 36-8 
1100 „ ... 36-1 
1200 „ ... 35-7 
1300 „ ... 35-5 
1400 „ ... 35-5 
1500 „ ... 35-5 
Bottom, . . . 35 ‘5 
Density at 60° 
F. 
Surface, 
. 1-02595 
200 fathoms. 
. 1-02566 
10 fathoms, 
. 1-02587 
300 „ 
. 1-02556 
20 „ 
. 1 02575 
400 „ 
. 1-02567 
60 „ 
100 „ 
. 1-02589 
. 1-02569 
Bottom, 
. 1-02578 
Depth, 2325 fathoms ; deposit, Globigerina Ooze, containing 52*47 per cent, of 
carbonate of lime (see ]\Iurray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Chall. Exp.). 
