CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
FROM PORTSMOUTH TO TENERIFFE. 
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Departure from Portsmouth—Gale in the English Channel—First Experiments in Sounding and Dredging—Lisbon— 
Columbus—Monastery of Belem—Cintra—Visit of H.M. the King of Portugal—Gibraltar—Excursion to Algesiras 
—Madeira—Arrival off Santa Cruz, ....... , • 7 
CHAPTER II. 
FROM TENERIFFE TO BERMUDAS. 
Teneriffe—Ascent of the “ Pico de Teyde” — Cruise round the Island—Successful Haul with the Dredge—Life on board 
Ship — The Gulf-weed— First Soundings in great Depths—St. Thomas — The “Varuna”—Departure from Charlotte 
Amalia — Serious Accident on board H.M.S. “Challenger” — Greatest Depth ascertained in the Atlantic—Bermudas— 
The Caves—“Aeolian” Formation—Cruise round the Islands—The Gulf Stream—Fishing on Le Have Bank— 
Halifax — The Bedford Basin—Return to Bermudas, . . . . . • „ . , 18 
CHAPTER III. 
FROM BERMUDAS TO THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. 
- Soundings between Bermudas and the Azores—Fayal—San Miguel—Excursion to the Val de Furnas—Madeira—St. 
Vincent— St. Jago — Phosphorescence of the Sea—St. Paul Rocks — Fernando Noronha—Cruise along the Coast of 
Brazil—Bahia—A Cricket Match in the Campo Grande — Sudden Departure—Tristan d’Acunha—Inaccessible 
Island— The Brothers Stoltenhoff—Penguins — Nightingale Island— The Cape of Good Hope—Capetown— 
Simons Bay —Ostrich Farm, . . . . . . . . . . . 31 
CHAPTER IV. 
FROM THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE TO SYDNEY. 
The Southern Ocean— The Agulhas Current—Prince Edward and Marion Islands—The Albatross—The Crozet Islands 
— Kerguelen—Christmas Harbour—Betsy Cove — Royal Sound—Return to Christmas Harbour— Cape Challenger 
*—The Heard Islands — Glacier in Corinthian Harbour — The Ice Barrier— Most Southerly Point reached by H.M.S. 
“Challenger”— Formation of Icebergs— Contrast between the Antarctic and the Arctic Regions— Collision with 
an Iceberg— Aurora Australis —Patches of Sea-weed — Pyrosoma— The great South Australian Current— 
Melbourne— Cruise along the Coast of New South Wales—Sydney—Paramatta—Petersham, . . 59 
CHAPTER V. 
FROM SYDNEY TO TORRES STRAIT. 
Departure from Port Jackson—Soundings between the latter and Cook Strait— New Zealand — Wellington— Hutt— Cruise 
along the East Coast of North Island —Brilliant Display of Phosphorescence— The Kermadec Islands— The Friendly 
Islands— Tongatabu —King George and Queen Charlotte—Pyramidal Tombs and Gigantic Tree near Mua— 
Departure from Nukualofa— The Fiji Islands —Matuku— Kandavu —Ovalau—King Cakobau—Ngaloa—The “ Miki- 
miki”—The Importation of Free Labour — Departure from Kandavu — Api Island in the New Hebrides —The 
Melanesian Sea — Distribution of Temperature in nearly land-locked Seas—Raine Island —Somerset Settlement— 
Gigantic Ant-hills — Camp of Australian Natives, ......... 84 
