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THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
SiATtO!* 266. 
TemjKjraturc of water 
.''urfaco, . 
10 falbonia, 
20 „ 
.10 
40 „ 
SO 
00 „ 
70 
KO .. 
90 
100 „ 
no „ 
120 
130 „ 
140 
ISO 
160 
170 
Density at 60° F. 
.Surface, 
25 fathoms, 
50 ,. 
100 ,. 
200 
80-0 
180 fathoms, 
79-5 
190 „ . . . 
78-0 
200 „ . . . 
75-3 
300 „ . . . 
70-3 
400 „ . . . 
64-9 
500 „ . . . 
58-6 
600 „ . . . 
56-2 
700 „ 
54-3 
800 „ . . . 
53-0 
900 „ . . . 
52-2 
1000 „ . . . 
51-6 
1100 . „ 
51-3 
1200 „ . . . 
51-0 
1300 „ . . . 
.50-6 
1400 „ . . . 
.50-2 
1.500 
49-8 
Bottom, 
49-4 
1 
. 1-02.582 
300 fathoms, . 
. 1-02575 
400 „ . . . 
. 1-02550 
2275 „ . . . 
. 1-02577 
Bottom, 
. 1-02577 
49-0 
48-6 
48-2 
44-6 
42-0 
40-2 
38-9 
37-9 
37-3 
36-9 
36-5 
36-2 
35-9 
35-6 
35-3 
35-1 
35-1 
1-02566 
1-02572 
1 -02555 
1-02579 
Dej»th, 2750 fathoms; depo.sit, Racliolarian Ooze, containing only a trace of 
carbonate of lime (see ^lurray and Renard, Deep-Sea Deposits Cliall. Exp.). 
At 1.15 i*.M. shortcncil and furled sails, and proceeded under steam. At 2 p.M. sounded 
in 2750 fathoms. Obtained serial temperatures down to 1500 fathoms. At 5.15 p.m. 
completed tempcnitures, and at 5.30 p.m. made all plain sail. Several petrels were seen. 
Distance at noon from Venus Point, Tahiti, 1730 miles. Made good 91 miles. 
•\mount of current 19 miles, direction S. 62° W. 
mol) 
i)tc Dcr*«iT 
Rai>iolaria (Il.aeckcl, Zoo\. pt. 40). — The following species of Radiolaria were observed 
III the de{K>Hit from this Station : — 
f'rn>-pi»wr-t hfj’.nji/n/ilU, Ilacrki-i. 
„ flj/na, H.tcckc’l. 
I mtiUomma, llacckcl. 
I,ii< 0 fhiera rhi^ineocrtu, Ha4.>ckel. 
TTtfrrmjJLwr’t /loribun/lti, Haocke). 
kamgemia, IIa4^;kcl. 
^ammal'unila. IlMckd. 
j Mazoitjiliwra lagotvt, lltieckel. 
j Catiiinonphara rlciulro^^hora, Haeckel. 
' SoIcnoHjihwra panrlorn, Haeckel, 
j „ m^ffolactig, llacckcl. 
j XanIhwKjihara lapjKvrca, Haeckel. 
I Xijihoi<phiera hefje, Haeckel. 
„ ve«ia, Haeckel. 
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