Scottish geographical magazine . sank to 1600 to 1900fathoms, and hence the theory of a shallow Polar basin is proved to be October 21st, 1894, the 82nd degree was passed, and on Christmas Eve theS3rd. On March 3rd the Fram reached its highest latitude, viz., 84° 4; and-eleven days later Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen left the ship in lat. 83° 59 N., 482 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. and 102° 27 E. (position marked on map), with dogs, sledges, and kayaks, totravel as far as possible towards the Pole. For more than three weeks theymarched across the ice, until, on April 7th, in l
Scottish geographical magazine . sank to 1600 to 1900fathoms, and hence the theory of a shallow Polar basin is proved to be October 21st, 1894, the 82nd degree was passed, and on Christmas Eve theS3rd. On March 3rd the Fram reached its highest latitude, viz., 84° 4; and-eleven days later Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen left the ship in lat. 83° 59 N., 482 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. and 102° 27 E. (position marked on map), with dogs, sledges, and kayaks, totravel as far as possible towards the Pole. For more than three weeks theymarched across the ice, until, on April 7th, in lat. 86° 14, it became so bad thatfurther progress seemed impossible. Dr. Nansen made an excursion on skier up to86° 25 to examine the ice. It was, however, everywhere in the same condition,drifting freely and rapidly in a northerly direction. No land was visible in anydirection. The following day the explorers shaped their course for Franz JosefLand, and on August 6th reached some ice-capped islands in 81° 38 N. lat., and. about 63° E. long. Through these they made their way in kayaks, and on August26th came to land in 81° 13 N. lat., and 56 E. long., where they determined toencamp for the winter. They built a hut of stones, earth, and moss, and subsistedfor ten months on bear meat and blubber. On May 19th of this year theystarted again, and having travelled through the islands of Franz Josef Landsouthwards, were making for Spitzbergen, when they fell in with the Jacksonexpedition to the south-south-east of Cape Flora. Owing to the discrepanciesof Payers map, and to the fact that their watches had stopped, the travellerswere then very uncertain of their whereabouts. Dr. Nansens voyage, though not extended to the very Pole itself, has beenmost successful. The Fram exceeded his expectations, resisting the pressure even GEOGRAPHICAL NOTES. 483 when the ice, as on January 4th and 5th, 1895, Avas piled up high above herbulwarks. Nor was the traveller disappointed in finding
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