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104 we had pursued, and beyond what it was possible to follow at this time of the year.

The observations of the variation of the compass during this run were also of more than ordinary interest; the westerly variation gradually diminishing in amount until the eighth of August, when, in lat. 46° S. and long. 134½° E., we crossed the line of no variation, and then as rapidly increased the easterly variation. This position of the line of no