RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1855]. Chart - Atlantic currents. CUL-DAR27.1.F8. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and John van Wyhe, edited by John van Wyhe 12.2021. RN2
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin.
[F8]
Chart - Atlantic currents (leaving out Drift currents)
Cape Stream 80 nautical miles
S. Atlantic 15
Main Equatoria 60
W. current of Caribbean Sea 30
Gulf Stream 35
Drift current N. E tra [trade] 10
N. Atlantic Drift current (?) 10
Rennels Current 28
N. African or Guerin current 25
Brazil current 20
Drift current of SE trade (?) 10
S. connecting Current 15
Counter current 30
338 [÷] 10 [=] 33.8
average 33 miles per day
[in margin:] 924 miles in 28 days
[F8v]
338 [+] 30 [=] 348 [÷] 13 [=] 26.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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