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WESTERN PASSAGES,
via 43° latitude, 50° longitude. (Route No. 1.)

 

WESTERN PASSAGES,
via Southern Route. (Nos. 4 and 5.)

*^[1] †^[2]

and the comparative loss of distance as under

	Miles.
Average distance lost each western passage	102
Average distance lost in nine passages	918

To compensate for which loss of distance, we have

	h. m.
Average of fog per passage on the northern route (track No 1)	18 41

1. West of longitude 70.
2. Between 23 and 33 west.