[Journal], 1915-1916
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432 Midnight. The moon is visible and is giving considerable light, but the air is full of flying snow particles and the wind seems to have shifted on the ice cap to the northeast. The foen, which Peter says it was, is probably over and we are about to have a con- siderable drop in temperature. Peter says that two or three of these foen (or fön) winds and attendant rises in temperature come every winter - late in November, January and March. He calls them southeasterly winds. At the ship's position we cannot surely determine the direction of the wind. 26 November. Friday. Somewhat overcast in the morn- ing, clearing after noon. Wind died down after midnight and