Farthest north; being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Fram" 1893-96, and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by DrNansen and LieutJohansen . The Mean Temperature of Every Month during Nansenand Johansens Sledge Journey Mean Date Temperature(Fahr.) Maxim iM Minimum 0 0 0 March (16-31), 1895 . -37 — 9 - 5i April, [895 .... — 20 — 2 -35 May, 1895 . - ^4 28 — 11 June, 1895 . 30 38 9 July, 1895 . 32 37 28 August, 1895 . 29 36 19 September. [895 + -o 4i — 4 October, 1895 . 1 16 - 13 November, 1895 - 3 10 -35 December, 1895 - 3 12 -37 January, 1S96 . - 14 19 -46 February, 1896 — 10
Farthest north; being the record of a voyage of exploration of the ship "Fram" 1893-96, and of a fifteen months' sleigh journey by DrNansen and LieutJohansen . The Mean Temperature of Every Month during Nansenand Johansens Sledge Journey Mean Date Temperature(Fahr.) Maxim iM Minimum 0 0 0 March (16-31), 1895 . -37 — 9 - 5i April, [895 .... — 20 — 2 -35 May, 1895 . - ^4 28 — 11 June, 1895 . 30 38 9 July, 1895 . 32 37 28 August, 1895 . 29 36 19 September. [895 + -o 4i — 4 October, 1895 . 1 16 - 13 November, 1895 - 3 10 -35 December, 1895 - 3 12 -37 January, 1S96 . - 14 19 -46 February, 1896 — 10 30 — 40 March, 1S96 . 10 3° — 29 April, 1896 . 8 27 - 16 May, 1896 . 18 43 - 11 June (1-16), 1896 29 39 23. APPENDIX REPORT OF CAPTAIN OTTO SVERDRUP ON THE DRIFTING OF THE FRAM FROM MARCH 14, 1895 CHAPTER IMarch 15 to June 22, 1895 As far back as February 26th Dr. Nansen had officially in-formed the crew that after he left the ship I was to be chiefofficer of the expedition, and Lieutenant Scott-Hansen secondin command. Before starting, he handed me a letter, or set ofinstructions, which have been mentioned earlier in the volume.* The day after that on which the postscript to my instruc-tions is dated—, on Thursday, March 14th, at —Dr. Nansen and Johansen left the Fram and set forth on theirsledge expedition. We gave them a parting salute with flag,pennant, and guns. Scott-Hansen, Henriksen, and Pettersenaccompanied them as far as the first camping-place, 7 or 8 milesfrom the vessel, and returned the next day at In the morning they had helped to harness the dogs andput them to the three sledges. In the team of the last sledgethere were Barnet and Pan, who all the
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