II. Report to the hydrographer of the admiralty on the cruise of H. M. S. ‘challenger' from July to November 1874 | Zendy

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II. Report to the hydrographer of the admiralty on the cruise of H. M. S. ‘challenger' from July to November 1874

Author(s) -

Wyville Thomson

Publication year - 1875

Publication title -

proceedings of the royal society of london

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2053-9126

pISSN - 0370-1662

DOI - 10.1098/rspl.1874.0031

Subject(s) - cruise , oceanography , port (circuit theory) , east coast , cape , geology , fishery , geography , archaeology , engineering , biology , electrical engineering

The ‘Challenger’ left Port Nicholson on the 7th of July, 1874, and proceeded under sail along the east coast of New Zealand. On the 8th e rounded and trawled in 1100 fathoms, lat. 40° 13' S., long. 177° 43'., with a bottom-temperature of 2° C. and a bottom of soft greenish oze. Many animals were brought up by this trawl resembling closely hose which we had taken at a corresponding depth in other portions of he southern sea. On the 10th we again trawled and sounded in 700 athoms about 40 miles to the east of East Cape.

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