Scottish geographical magazine . e cartographically representedin full detail. It has not been found possible to give mean values for the position of thatportion of the Greenland ice drift which occasionally blocks the east coast ofIceland. The following appear to be the recorded instances in summer during thelast thirty years shown in the published maps of Ryder, Cora, and the DanishInstitute:— Ice on East Coast of Iceland. 1878. In March to Pajjey, in May south of Langanes. 1881. In April to Vestmann Islands, in May to Bernfjord. 1882. In April to Bernfjord, in May to about 17° W. in 64° N.
Scottish geographical magazine . e cartographically representedin full detail. It has not been found possible to give mean values for the position of thatportion of the Greenland ice drift which occasionally blocks the east coast ofIceland. The following appear to be the recorded instances in summer during thelast thirty years shown in the published maps of Ryder, Cora, and the DanishInstitute:— Ice on East Coast of Iceland. 1878. In March to Pajjey, in May south of Langanes. 1881. In April to Vestmann Islands, in May to Bernfjord. 1882. In April to Bernfjord, in May to about 17° W. in 64° N. 1887. From May to September to south of Papey. 1888. In May to south of Papey, in June to Vestmann Islands. 1891. In April to Seydisfjord, in May to Papey. 1892. In April and May to south of Papey. 1902. In March to south of Papey, in April to Vestmann Islands. The effect of this stream of cold water, which normally takes the place of ice, isto lower the temperature of the east coast of Iceland, Bernfjord, and especially the. Fig. 5.—Sea-waslied ice-block showing weatheriug. neighbouring island station of Papey, having an abnormally low temperatuieaccompanied with nuich fog. It is worthy of note that the borders of the ice during the twelve years, 1896-1907, lay some distance to the Avest as compared witli the means deduced from the 296 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. long but not strictly homogeneous records. It is therefore probable that duringthe twelve years under review less ice than the normal covered the Greenland Seaarea up to latitude 78. Further north there is not much difiference between thelong and the short average. Mean Position of Ice, 1896-1907. Greenland Sea. Longitude of the Ice Border. Lat. April. May. June. July. August. 60 41 39AV. 41 52 W. 41 28 W. 42 22 W. 42 37 W. 61 40 59 41 07 41 04 41 39 41 48 62 40 31 40 28 40 24 40 55 40 57 63 39 50 39 45 39 50 40 10 40 31 64 38 30 38 40 38 35 39 55 39 27 6o 36 30 36 10 36 50 37 50 37 30 66 25 50 27 20 28 00 2
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