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U.S.C. & G.S. Carlile P. Patterson, Superintendent. [[underlined in red]] 1880 [[/underlined]] Section XII. [[underlined in red]] Sea Temperatures [[/underlined]] at the surface, bottom and at various depths in [[underlined in red]] Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean [[/underlined]] with other hydrographic notes by the hydrographic party on board the U.S.C & G.S. Schr. [[underlined in red]] Yukon [[/underlined]] W.H.Dall Actg. Asst. in charge. Note: All temperatures are expressed in Fahrenheit degrees and all depths in fathoms. [[end page]] [[start page]] 63' [[underlined in red]] Station, [[/underlined]] Cape Lisburne Arctic Ocean, 3/4 mile off shore. [[underlined in red]] Date, [[/underlined]] 1880, August 21, 9.30 A.M. [[underlined in red]] Wind [[/underlined]] light N.E., Sky overcast. Temp. of air 50°. [[table]] [[table headings:]] Depth | Temperature -------------|------------- Bottom 6 3/4 | 48 1/8 6 | 48 1/2 5 | 48 1/2 3 | 48 3/4 Top | 49 1/8 [[/table]] [[underlined in red]] Station [[/underlined]] Anchorage off Point Belcher, Arctic Ocean [[underlined in red]] Date [[/underlined]] 1880, August 28. 8 A.M. [[underlined in red]] Wind [[/underlined]] fresh N.E Sky overcast. Temp. of air 40°. [[table]] [[table headings:]] Depth | Temperature. -----------|------------- Bottom 9 | 41 3/4 Top | 42 3/4 [[/table]]
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Geographic name checked: Cape Lisburne, Arctic Ocean.
Carlile, P. Patterson, Superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey - Wikipedia