Tversnit IT gaar fra Knight Frrant Station No. 32 
imod Nordost over Wyville Thomson-Ryggen langs Axen 
af Færø-Shetland-Ryggen til Porcupine Station No. 64, 
altsaa kun lidt i Nordvest for Tversnit I, men mere ret- 
liniet end dette. Det viser en Temperaturfordeling, der er 
saagodtsom den samme som 1 T'versnit I. Kun synes 0° 
at række lidt dybere paa Nordostsiden af Wyville Thomson- 
Ryggen. 
Tversnit III udgaar fra samme Punkt som Tversnit I, 
men er lagt over den nordvestre Del of Wyville Thomson- 
Ryggen, hvor denne har en liden Indsænkning, imod Nordost 
over Færø-Shetland-Rendens nordvestre Dybdeparti til Por- 
cupines Station No. 64 midt i Renden. I det væsentlige 
er Temperaturens Fordeling her den samme som i de to 
første Tversnit. Paa Kammen af Ryggen er 8° Varme. 
Idet denne her ligger paa et noget større Dyb, 320 Favne, 
og Oo ligger allerede i 360 Favnes Dyb, trænge Isother- 
mobatherne sig paa Nordostsiden af Ryggen meget sterkt 
sammen. 
Tversnit IV gaar fra samme Udgangspunkt som de 
forrige. mod NNE over den nordvestlige Ende af Wyville 
Thomson-Ryggen, Færø-Bankerne og Færøerne til vor 
Station No. 52 mellem Island og Norge. Paa Atlanter- 
havssiden af Ryggen er Varmegrader til Bunds, paa Nord- 
havssiden Kuldegrader i Dybet under 300 Fayne. Over - 
Ryggen selv løfte Isothermobatherne sig opad. Over 
Færø-Bankerne er Varmegrader, omkring 9°. Paa Nord- 
ostsiden af Færøerne er hele Dybet fra mindst 400 Favne 
optaget af Kuldegrader. Temperaturen — 19 ligger 1 et 
betydeligt Dyb, 1000 til 1200 Favne. Mellem Stationerne 
No. 40 og 52 løfter Isothermen for 0° sig op til 280 
Favnes Dybde. Mellem 100 og 200 Favne ligge Isother- 
merne for 2° til 8° meget tæt udenfor Færø-Banken. 
Tversnit V gaar over den nordvestlige Del af Færø- 
Island-Ryggen fra Station No. 44 mod Nordost til Station 
No. 51. I Snittet løfter denne Ryg sig op til 180 Favne. 
Paa dens atlantiske Side og over dens Kam findes Varme- 
grader fra Overfladen til Bunden, og Isothermerne for 4° 
til 7° følge dens Skraaning. I de øvre Lag er koldere 
Vand spredt udover varmere Vand i Dybet. Paa Nord- 
ostsiden af Ryggen findes 09 allerede 1 100 Favnes Dyb 
og Isothermerne over 19 ligge meget tæt benimod Over- 
fladen. Mellem Stationerne No. 47 og 48, paa Skraaningen 
strax i Nordost for Kammen, staa Isothermerne forholds- 
vis stejle, og meget tæt, og betegne en sterk Afkjøling 1 
Retning fra Nordost mod Sydvest. 
Tversnit VI gaar i Retningen fra Nordvest mod Syd- 
ost, fra Færøerne til Shetland, tvers over Færø-Shetland- 
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distance traversed towards the north-east, the higher are 
the levels on which lie the respective temperatures. 
Section IT extends from the “Knight Frrant” Sta- 
tion No. 32 towards the north-east, across the Wyville- 
Thomson Ridge, along the axis of the Færoe-Shetland Ridge 
to the ‘Poreupine” Station No. 64 — hence only a little 
to the north-west of Section I, but more in a straight line 
than the latter. It exhibits a distribution of temperature 
well-nigh the same as in Section I, saving that 0° would 
seem to reach somewhat deeper down on the north-east 
side of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge. 
Section III commences at the same point as Section 
I, but is laid across the north-western part of the Wyville- 
Thomson Ridge, where the latter has a slight depression, 
towards the north-east, across the deep, north-western part 
of the Færoe-Shetland Channel, to the “Porcupine” Station 
No. 64, in the middle of the channel. As to all essential 
particulars, the distribution of temperature here is the 
same as in the two first sections. On 
ridge, the temperature is 8° above zero. The ridge lying 
here at a somewhat greater depth, 320 fathoms, and 009 
occurring at a depth of only 360 fathoms, the isothermobaths 
on the north-east side of the ridge crowd very closely together. 
Section IV extends from point as the 
preceding, towards the NNE, across the north-western 
end of the Wyville-Thomson Ridge, the Færoe Banks and 
the Færoe Islands to Station No. 52, between Iceland 
and Norway. On the Atlantic side of the ridge, the tem- 
perature is above zero from the surface to the bottom, on 
the North Ocean side, below zero from a depth of 300 fathoms 
to the bottom. Over the ridge itself, the isothermobaths 
rise upwards. Above the Fze10e Banks, the temperature is up- 
wards of 09, about 9°. On the north-eastern side of the Færoe 
Islands, the whole, of the deep, at least from 400 fathoms 
downwards, has a temperature below zero. The tempera- 
ture — 1° does not occur till at a very considerable depth, 
1000 to 1200 fathoms. Between the Stations No. 40 and No. 
52, the isotherm for 0" rises to a depth of 280 fathoms. 
Between 100 and 200 fathoms, the isotherms for 2° to 8° 
lie very close off the Færoe Bank. 
Section V extends across the north-western part of the 
Feroe-Iceland Ridge, from Station No. 44, towards the 
north-east, to Station No. 51. In the section, this ridge 
rises to 180 fathoms. On the Atlantic side, and above its 
crest, the temperature is upwards of 0° from the surface to 
the bottom; and the isotherms for 4° to 7° follow its slope. 
In the upper strata, comparatively cold water extends over 
the crest of the 
the same 
water of a higher temperature throughout the deeper parts. 
On the north-east side of the ridge, 0° occurs at a depth 
of only 100 fathoms, and the isotherms above 1° lie very 
close as they approach the surface. Between the Stations 
No. 47 and No. 48, on the slope immediately north-east 
of the crest, the isotherms have a relatively upright posi- 
tion, lie very close, and indicate a considerable decrease 
of temperature from the north-east to the south-west. 
Section VI extends from the north-west towards the 
south-east, from the Feroes to the Shetlands, straight 
