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Set June 10
North Greenland.
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wind
force
hours/9
1
19 82
SW 4
3
2
15 90
SW 5
9
+3
15 80
SW 4
9
+4
14 35
SW 4
9
5
12 03
SW 4
9
6
9 38
SW 5
10
7
6 89
W 5
10
8
5 17
W 5
10
+9
4 48
W 5
10
10
4 99
W 5
10
11
6 47
W 5
10
12
8 45
W 5
8
1
10 45
W 5
9
2
11 85
W 5
9
+X3
12 33
W 5
10
4
11 93
W 5
6
5
10 65
W 5
9
6
9 00
W 5
10
7
7 20
W 5
10
8
6 00
W 4
10
+X+X9
5 67
W 4
10
10
6 35
W 4
10
11
8 03
W 5
10
12
10 20
W 4
10
Ice 70 inches thick
2 inches having gone off the surface
the early morning high tide rose to the 16.00 mark
xx the fore noon low tide fell to the 4.48 mark
xx the afternoon high tide rose to the 12.33 mark
xx xx the late evening low tide fell to the 5.67 mark
Pale placed in ice during winter is 6 day 2 inches out ice measured 70 inches