Scottish geographical magazine . 57 30 74 14 75 08 75 16 76 19 77 12 35 73 25 74 40 75 02 76 18 77 28 40 72 37 73 59 74 26 75 55 77 38 45 72 00 73 07 74 14 76 15 77 44 50 72 14 74 08 76 41 78 00 55 77 06 78 28 60 77 11 77 58 65 77 38 70 77 23 Lat. April. May. June. July. August. o 0 , 0 f 0 , o , o , 74 18 00 75 16 43 17 34 16 35 18 30 14 30 76 14 .34 15 08 14 38 15 40 14 30 77 13 09 13 04 11 45 11 20 13 14 78 11 12 11 05 11 15 (12 OO) (11 00) Lat. April. May. June. July. August. 60 o , 49 00 49 18 48 36 47 43 47 00 61 50 18 51 .55 51 46 50 09 (49 58) 62 51 40 .52 36 53 00 52 34 (51 04) 63 53
Scottish geographical magazine . 57 30 74 14 75 08 75 16 76 19 77 12 35 73 25 74 40 75 02 76 18 77 28 40 72 37 73 59 74 26 75 55 77 38 45 72 00 73 07 74 14 76 15 77 44 50 72 14 74 08 76 41 78 00 55 77 06 78 28 60 77 11 77 58 65 77 38 70 77 23 Lat. April. May. June. July. August. o 0 , 0 f 0 , o , o , 74 18 00 75 16 43 17 34 16 35 18 30 14 30 76 14 .34 15 08 14 38 15 40 14 30 77 13 09 13 04 11 45 11 20 13 14 78 11 12 11 05 11 15 (12 OO) (11 00) Lat. April. May. June. July. August. 60 o , 49 00 49 18 48 36 47 43 47 00 61 50 18 51 .55 51 46 50 09 (49 58) 62 51 40 .52 36 53 00 52 34 (51 04) 63 53 42 55 26 (53 24) (52 25) 64 (54 00) (55 45) (54 30) 65 (55 00) VOL. XXV. 298 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. Nova Zembla Longitiifh of the Ice Border. Lat. April. May. June. 69 42 26 43 15 46 00 70 44 18 • 49 58 50 52 71 43 48 46 24 49 43 7-2 43 32 46 42 j 50 12 73 43 34 46 12 51 06 74 37 40 43 50 52 15 75 50 45 1 (54 00) 76 59 30 Greenland Sea, Years 1810-1818, 1822, 1877-1892, of the Ice ^p^g.—Localities which are normally covered with ice are blank. Figures withinbrackets are approximate. CURRENTS IN THE GREENLAND SEA. We derive much valuable information regarding the currents of the GreenlandSea from the experience of ships beset in the ice. In 1777, several vessels belonging to the Dutch whaling fleet were beset atthe usual northern fishing grounds about the 22nd June, in lat. 78 to 80 N.,long. 5° to 6 E , :md had drifted by the end of October to about 40° W. in lat. 62°,havino- been carried at least 1300 miles on a course S. 43° W. (true) in about 108days, giving an average drift of 12 miles a day. Scoresby , in addition. 1 An Account of the A7-ctic Regions, vol. i. pp. 213-217. GREENLAND SEA ; ITS SUMMER CLIMATE AND ICE DISTRIBUTION. 299 several other instances in which the mean drift works out at 14, 13, and 8| milesper day respectively. Several instances are also quoted in the annual ice reports of the DanishMeteorolo
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