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-Deptli, 1,000 fatlioms. A^olcanic
Second sounding, same day.
sand.
Third sounding, same day.—Depth, 465 fathoms,
AAlcauic
sand. Bottom temperature, 6°‘2 C.
Fourtli sounding.—Deptli, 52 fatlioms. Coral.
Station XCIV. August 5tli.—Soutli-west of St. ATncent.
Depth, 103 fathoms. Coral.
Second sounding, same day.—Depth, 85 fathoms. Coral and
shells.
Third sounding.—Depth, 260 fathoms. Amlcanic sand.
Fourth sounding.—Depth, 675 fathoms. Volcanic sand.
Fiftii sounding.—Depth, 1,150 fathoms. Grey ooze.
Station XCV. August 10th.—Lat. 13° 36' N., Long. 22° 49' AAA
Deptii, 2,300 fathoms. Glohigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
l°-8 C. About 90 miles south of S. lago. Cape Affirde Islands.
Station XCAH. August lltli.—Lat. 12° 15' X., Long.
22° 28' AV. Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 801 miles.
Station XCVII. August 13th.—Lat. 10° 25' X., Long.
20° 30' AAA Depth, 2,575 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom
temperature, 1°’8 C. AAffist of the Bijouga Islands, AVest Coast
of Africa.
Station XCVIII. August 14th.—Lat. 9° 21' X., Long. 18° 28' W.
Depth, 1,750 fathoms. Glohigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
2°'0 C. AAVst of the Isles de Los, AVest Coast of Africa.
Station XCIX. August 15th.—Lat. 7° 53' X., Long. 17° 26' AV.
Cif Sierra Leone. Temperature sounding only taken to 500
fathoms.
Station C. August 16tli.—Lat. 7° 1' X., Long. 15° 55' AV.
Depth, 2,42.5 fathoms. To the south-west of Sierra Leone.
Station Cl. August 19th.—Lat. 5° 48' X., Long. 14° 20' AV.
Depth, 2,500 fathoms. Black mud. Bottom temperature,
1°'7 C. Cff Cape Mesurado, AAVst Coast of Africa.
Station CH. August 21st.—Lat. 3° 8' X., Long. 14° 49' AV.
Depth, 2,450 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature,
1°7 C. Cff Cape Palmas, AAAst Coast of Africa, and 884 miles
distant from St. Paul’s Rocks.
Station CTII. August 22nd.—Lat, 2° 49' X., Long. 17° 13' AAA
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Depth, 2,475 fathoms. Dark sandy mud. Bottom temperature,
1°‘6 C. Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 738 miles.
Station CIV. August 23rd.—Lat. 2° 25' X,, Long. 20° 1' AV.
Depth, 2,500 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, 1°7 C.
Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 568 miles.
Station CV. August 24th.—Lat. 2° 6' X., Long. 22° 53' AV.
Depth, 2,275 fathoms. Grey ooze. Bottom temperature, 1°’4 C.
Distance from St. Panl’s Rocks, 428 miles.
Station CVI. August 25th.—Lat. 1° 47' X., Long. 24° 26' AV.
Depth, 1,850 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
1°'8 C. Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 301 miles.
Station CVII. August 26tb.—Lat. 1° 22' X., Long. 26° 36' AV.
Depth, 1,500 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
2°'8 C. Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 169 miles.
Station CVIII. August 27th.—Lat. 1° 10' X., Long. 28° 23' AV.
Depth, 1,900 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
2°-l C. Distance from St. Paul’s Rocks, 37 miles.
Station CIX. August 29th.—AVestward of St. Paul’s Rocks,
26 miles. Depth, 1,425 fathoms. Globigerina ooze.
Station e x . August 30th.—-Lat. 0° 9' X., Long. 30° 18' AV.
Depth, 2,275 fathoms. Glohigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
0°'9 C. Distance from Fernando Xoronha, 265 miles.
Station CXI. August 31st.—Lat. 1° 45' S., Long. 30° 58' AV.
Depth, 2,475 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
0°'2 C. Distance from Fernando Xoronha, 132.miles.
Station CXII. September 1st.-—Lat. 3° 33' S., Long. 32° 16'.AV.
Deptii, 2,200 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. Bottom temperature,
0°-5 C. About 22 miles north-east of Fernando Xoronha.
Station CXIII. September 1st.—Close to Fernando Xoronha.
Depth, 1,010 fathoms. Rock. Bottom temperature, 2°-8 C.
Station CXIV. September 3rd.—Lat. 3° - 58' S., Long.
32° 42' AV. Depth, 820 furlongs. Rock. About 13 miles
east of Fernando Xoronha.
Station CXV. September 3rd.—Lat. 4° 2' S., Long. 32°47'AV.
Depth, 2,150 fathoms. Globigerina ooze. About 19 miles soutli-
west of Fernando Xoronha.
Station CXVI. September 4tii.—Lat. 5° 1' S., Long. 33° 50' AAA
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