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Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south poleCook, Frederick Albert

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Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

Name: Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole
Author: Cook, Frederick Albert

Cook, Frederick Albert

Antarctica; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Belgian; Belgica (Ship); Voyages and travels

-----------------+---------+-----------------------
                     |   MM.   |    INCHES.
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
    1899. February   |  -8.2   |  -0.323 }
    1898. March      |  -3.3   |  -0.130 } minimum.
          April      |  -9.1   |  -0.358 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          May        |  +1.6   |  +0.063 }
          June       |  +4.8   |  +0.189 } maximum.
          July       |  +3.1   |  +0.122 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          August     |  +2.5   |  +0.098 }
          September  |  +0.8   |  +0.031 } 2nd minimum.
          October    |   0.0   |   0.000 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          November   |  +1.3   |  +0.051 }
          December   |  +3.5   |  +0.138 } 2nd maximum.
    1899. January    |  +2.6   |  +0.102 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------


                TABLE VIII.--TABLE OF WIND DIRECTIONS.

 The figures show the number of hours during which the wind blew from
                            each direction.

 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
       | N.| N.| N.| E. | E.| E. | S.| S.| S.| S.| S.| W.| W.| W.| N.| N.
       |   | N.| E.| N. |   | S. | E.| S.|   | S.| W.| S.|   | N.| W.| N.
       |   | E.|   | E. |   | E. |   | E.|   | W.|   | W.|   | W.|   | W.
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
  1898.|   |   |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 March | 14| 26| 38| 60 | 68| 50 | 34| 30| 82| 22| 64| 56| 78| 22| 22| 10
 April | 30| 22| 13| 27 | 84| 64 | 76| 59| 32| 21| 25| 20| 51| 49| 50| 31
 May   |100|121| 72|  8 | 17| 33 |  4|  7|  9|  1|  2| 17| 65| 75| 61| 83
 June  | 14| 22| 26| 33 | 34| 25 | 28|  9| 24|  8| 76| 38|191| 87| 37| 16
 July  | 22| 10|  1| -- | 24| 72 | 31| 70| 54| 28| 48| 38| 81| 48| 25|  4
 August| 32| 14| 38| 29 | 26|  9 | 34|  5| 19| 10| 47| 56|141| 76|104| 38
 Sept. | 51| 24| 74| 44 | 46| 22 | 28| 14| 49| 16| 47| 21| 59| 45| 24| 17
 Oct.  | 47| 31| 46|  8 | 45| 11 |  7| 18| 41| 24| 69| 74| 91| 42| 83| 32
 Nov.  | 34| 35| 69| 93 | 79| 32 | 21| 14| 21| 31| 37| 28| 38| 28| 18| 21
 Dec.  |  3| 12| 53| 92 | 67|107 | 55| 16| 21| 24| 63| 58| 44|  5| 11|  7
  1899.|   |   |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 Jan.  |  8| 16|124|156 |104| 84 | 52| 72| 20| 12| 28| 16|  8| --| --| --
 Feb.  | 32| 42| 70| 49 |111| 99 | 72| 37| 22| 10| 13| 23| 35| 13| 17|  6
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
       |387|375|624|599 |705|608 |442|351|394|207|519|445|882|490|452|265
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----


                               TABLE IX.

  Column 1 shows number of days of continuous fog or overcast sky.

  Column 2 shows number of days with sky partially clear for
  several hours in succession (cloud amount 30 per cent. or more).

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Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south poleCook, Frederick Albert

History

Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

Cook, Frederick Albert

Antarctica; Antarctica -- Discovery and exploration -- Belgian; Belgica (Ship); Voyages and travels

-----------------+---------+-----------------------
                     |   MM.   |    INCHES.
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
    1899. February   |  -8.2   |  -0.323 }
    1898. March      |  -3.3   |  -0.130 } minimum.
          April      |  -9.1   |  -0.358 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          May        |  +1.6   |  +0.063 }
          June       |  +4.8   |  +0.189 } maximum.
          July       |  +3.1   |  +0.122 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          August     |  +2.5   |  +0.098 }
          September  |  +0.8   |  +0.031 } 2nd minimum.
          October    |   0.0   |   0.000 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------
          November   |  +1.3   |  +0.051 }
          December   |  +3.5   |  +0.138 } 2nd maximum.
    1899. January    |  +2.6   |  +0.102 }
    -----------------+---------+-----------------------


                TABLE VIII.--TABLE OF WIND DIRECTIONS.

 The figures show the number of hours during which the wind blew from
                            each direction.

 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
       | N.| N.| N.| E. | E.| E. | S.| S.| S.| S.| S.| W.| W.| W.| N.| N.
       |   | N.| E.| N. |   | S. | E.| S.|   | S.| W.| S.|   | N.| W.| N.
       |   | E.|   | E. |   | E. |   | E.|   | W.|   | W.|   | W.|   | W.
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---
  1898.|   |   |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 March | 14| 26| 38| 60 | 68| 50 | 34| 30| 82| 22| 64| 56| 78| 22| 22| 10
 April | 30| 22| 13| 27 | 84| 64 | 76| 59| 32| 21| 25| 20| 51| 49| 50| 31
 May   |100|121| 72|  8 | 17| 33 |  4|  7|  9|  1|  2| 17| 65| 75| 61| 83
 June  | 14| 22| 26| 33 | 34| 25 | 28|  9| 24|  8| 76| 38|191| 87| 37| 16
 July  | 22| 10|  1| -- | 24| 72 | 31| 70| 54| 28| 48| 38| 81| 48| 25|  4
 August| 32| 14| 38| 29 | 26|  9 | 34|  5| 19| 10| 47| 56|141| 76|104| 38
 Sept. | 51| 24| 74| 44 | 46| 22 | 28| 14| 49| 16| 47| 21| 59| 45| 24| 17
 Oct.  | 47| 31| 46|  8 | 45| 11 |  7| 18| 41| 24| 69| 74| 91| 42| 83| 32
 Nov.  | 34| 35| 69| 93 | 79| 32 | 21| 14| 21| 31| 37| 28| 38| 28| 18| 21
 Dec.  |  3| 12| 53| 92 | 67|107 | 55| 16| 21| 24| 63| 58| 44|  5| 11|  7
  1899.|   |   |   |    |   |    |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
 Jan.  |  8| 16|124|156 |104| 84 | 52| 72| 20| 12| 28| 16|  8| --| --| --
 Feb.  | 32| 42| 70| 49 |111| 99 | 72| 37| 22| 10| 13| 23| 35| 13| 17|  6
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----
       |387|375|624|599 |705|608 |442|351|394|207|519|445|882|490|452|265
 ------+---+---+---+----+---+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+----


                               TABLE IX.

  Column 1 shows number of days of continuous fog or overcast sky.

  Column 2 shows number of days with sky partially clear for
  several hours in succession (cloud amount 30 per cent. or more).

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

Through the first Antarctic night, 1898-1899 : $b a narrative of the voyage of the "Belgica" among newly discovered lands and over an unknown sea about the south pole

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