# A Voyage of Discovery and Research in the Southern and Antarctic Regions/Volume 2/Appendix 8
#### APPENDIX, No. VIII.
##### MAGNETIC AND CURRENT OBSERVATIONS.

| Date, 1843. | Date, 1843. | Position at Noon. | Position at Noon. | Position at Noon. | Position at Noon. | Magnetic. | Magnetic. | Magnetic. | Magnetic. | Current. | Current. |
| Date, 1843. | Date, 1843. | Lat. S. | Lat. S. | Long. E. | Long. E. | Dip. | Dip. | Variation. | Variation. | Direction. | Velocity per Diem. |
| May | May | ° | ′ | ° | ′ | ° | ′ | ° | ′ | | Miles |
| 1 | | 34 | 27 | 17 | 37 | 52 | 32 | — | — | North | 12 |
| 2 | | 33 | 12 | 16 | 24 | 52 | 24 | 27 | 0 | North | 10 |
| 3 | | 32 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 27 | 12 | N. 62 E. | 25 |
| 4 | | 30 | 29 | 12 | 36 | 48 | 46 | 27 | 34 | N. 60 W. | 12 |
| 5 | | 28 | 39 | 9 | 57 | 46 | 1 | 26 | 49 | N. 60 W. | 20 |
| 6 | | 26 | 34 | 7 | 31 | 42 | 45 | 26 | 26 | N. 67 W. | 17 |
| 7 | | 24 | 52 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 29 | N. 62 W. | 12 |
| 8 | | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 47 | 24 | 48 | N. 66 W. | 13 |
| 9 | | 21 | 43 | 1 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 37 | West | 12 |
| | | | | West | West | | | | | | |
| 10 | | 20 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 26 | S. 64 W. | 9 |
| 11 | | 18 | 37 | 2 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 22 | 6 | West | 17 |
| 12 | | 16 | 42 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 0 | 20 | 15 | N. 86 W. | 12 |
| 13 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | | | |
| to | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | at St. Helena | at St. Helena | at St. Helena | at St. Helena | | | | | | |
| 20 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | | 14 | 40 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 3 | S. 31 W. | 10 |
| 22 | | 13 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 16 | 1 | S. 53 W. | 13 |
| 23 | | 11 | 45 | 10 | 56 | 9 | 34 | 14 | 46 | S. 73 W. | 14 |
| 24 | | 10 | 7 | 12 | 38 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 28 | S. 27 W. | 18 |
| | | | | | | North | North | | | | |
| 25 | | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 52 | N. 81 W. | 34 |
| 26 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| to | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | at Ascension | at Ascension | at Ascension | at Ascension | | | | | | |
| 28 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | | 7 | 59 | 14 | 35 | 0 | 19 | | | | |
| 30 | | 9 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 9 | S. 16 W. | 14 |
| | | | | | | South | South | | | | |
| 31 | | 10 | 52 | 18 | 21 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 37 | S. 83 W. | 16 |
| June | June | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | 12 | 43 | 20 | 26 | 2 | 57 | 15 | 2 | West | 16 |
| 2 | | 14 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 4 | 42 | 13 | 49 | S. 66 W. | 17 |
| 3 | | 15 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 31 | 12 | 58 | S. 61 W. | 10 |
| 4 | | 15 | 20 | 23 | 35 | 5 | 51 | 13 | 57 | S. 53 W. | 10 |
| 5 | | 16 | 16 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 48 | N. 84 W. | 19 |
| 6 | | 17 | 55 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 3 | S. 66 W. | 29 |
| 7 | | 20 | 7 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 21 | | |
| 8 | | 21 | 45 | 31 | 16 | 12 | 52 | 8 | 15 | S. 38 W. | 24 |
| 9 | | 22 | 24 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 53 | 7 | 32 | S. 7 W. | 7 |
| 10 | | 22 | 37 | 34 | 57 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 44 | S. 86 W. | 14 |
| 11 | | 22 | 59 | 36 | 56 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 54 | S. 43 W. | 14 ​ |
| 12 | | 22 | 48 | 39 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 33 | S. 50 W. | 10 |
| 13 | | 23 | 57 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 9 | S. 56 W. | 6 |
| 14 | | 23 | 1 | 40 | 50 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 18 | N. 85 W. | 22 |
| 15 | | 22 | 59 | 41 | 31 | 13 | 3 | | | | |
| 16 | | 22 | 56 | 41 | 54 | 13 | 12 | | | N. 26 E. | 22 |
| 17 | | 23 | 14 | 42 | 31 | 12 | 56 | 0 | 2 | | |
| 18 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| to | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | Rio Janeiro | Rio Janeiro | Rio Janeiro | Rio Janeiro | | | | | | |
| 25 | $\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,$ | | | | | | | East | East | | |
| 26 | | 23 | 31 | 41 | 59 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 8 | South | 9 |
| 27 | | 22 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 0 | 52 | N. 64 E. | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | West | West | | |
| 28 | | 21 | 21 | 37 | 57 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 7 | North | 13 |
| 29 | | 20 | 34 | 35 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | N. 24 E. | 12 |
| 30 | | 19 | 32 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | N. 24 E. | 11 |
| July | July | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | 18 | 23 | 31 | 53 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | N. 16 W. | 15 |
| 2 | | 16 | 39 | 30 | 25 | 4 | 32 | 7 | 15 | N. 36 W. | 30 |
| 3 | | 14 | 42 | 28 | 47 | 1 | 45 | 8 | 34 | N. 26 W. | 29 |
| | | | | | | North | North | | | | |
| 4 | | 11 | 23 | 27 | 54 | 2 | 42 | 9 | 50 | N. 38 W. | 29 |
| 5 | | 8 | 56 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 12 | N. 76 W. | 25 |
| 6 | | 7 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 52 | S. 88 W. | 25 |
| 7 | | 5 | 26 | 26 | 54 | 13 | 25 | 11 | 10 | S. 76 W. | 15 |
| 8 | | 3 | 47 | 26 | 47 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 36 | S. 80 W. | 18 |
| 9 | | 1 | 53 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 59 | 12 | 48 | S. 87 W. | 25 |
| 10 | | 0 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 12 | 51 | N. 68 W. | 21 |
| | | North | North | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | | 1 | 7 | 25 | 56 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 1 | N. 80 W. | 23 |
| 12 | | 3 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 28 | 5 | 13 | 29 | S. 88 W. | 55 |
| 13 | | 5 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 49 | 14 | 5 | S. 49 W. | 11 |
| 14 | | 6 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 31 | 52 | 15 | 23 | N. 80 E. | 17 |
| 15 | | 7 | 42 | 23 | 59 | 33 | 28 | 13 | 34 | N. 86 E. | 18 |
| 16 | | 8 | 50 | 23 | 48 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 12 | N. 60 E. | 16 |
| 17 | | 10 | 30 | 23 | 54 | 37 | 55 | 12 | 5 | N. 60 E. | 18 |
| 18 | | 10 | 55 | 24 | 3 | 38 | 8 | 13 | 32 | South | 10 |
| 19 | | 11 | 41 | 25 | 6 | 40 | 19 | 13 | 12 | West | 21 |
| 20 | | 12 | 1 | 25 | 26 | 40 | 38 | 14 | 7 | S. 10 E. | 11 |
| 21 | | 11 | 58 | 26 | 1 | 41 | 6 | 13 | 43 | S. 49 W. | 21 |
| 22 | | 12 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 41 | 42 | 14 | 41 | None | |
| 23 | | 13 | 10 | 25 | 54 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 56 | S. 79 W. | 5 |
| 24 | | 14 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 42 | S. 73 W. | 21 |
| 25 | | 15 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 46 | 10 | 13 | 55 | None | 15 |
| 26 | | 16 | 54 | 28 | 57 | 47 | 54 | 13 | 24 | S. 61 W. | 21 |
| 27 | | 18 | 12 | 29 | 54 | 49 | 27 | 14 | 48 | S. 67 W. | 25 |
| 28 | | 19 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 51 | 24 | 13 | 25 | S. 70 W. | 12 |
| 29 | | 20 | 50 | 32 | 9 | 53 | 13 | 14 | 37 | S. 78 W. | 19 |
| 30 | | 22 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 54 | 26 | 14 | 53 | S. 67 W. | 9 |
| 31 | | 23 | 36 | 33 | 23 | 56 | 15 | 13 | 46 | S. 58 W. | 17 ​ |
| Aug. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | 24 | 53 | 34 | 33 | 57 | 43 | 15 | 17 | S. 51 W. | 18 |
| 2 | | 26 | 19 | 35 | 0 | 59 | 10 | 14 | 1 | S. 84 W. | 15 |
| 3 | | 28 | 12 | 34 | 49 | 60 | 45 | 16 | 30 | S. 82 W. | 9 |
| 4 | | 29 | 53 | 35 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 16 | 12 | N. 87 W. | 16 |
| 5 | | 31 | 5 | 36 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 18 | 12 | S. 42 W. | 12 |
| 6 | | 31 | 50 | 36 | 45 | 63 | 48 | 18 | 5 | S. 45 W. | 9 |
| 7 | | 33 | 0 | 36 | 19 | 64 | 28 | 19 | 51 | East | 4 |
| 8 | | 34 | 21 | 35 | 32 | 65 | 33 | 21 | 39 | S. 57 E. | 3 |
| 9 | | 35 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 22 | 6 | S. 42 E. | 6 |
| 10 | | 36 | 13 | 34 | 53 | 66 | 23 | 19 | 37 | South | 2 |
| 11 | | 36 | 43 | 34 | 45 | 68 | 19 | 19 | 42 | S. 73 W. | 10 |
| 12 | | 37 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 68 | 36 | 23 | 26 | S. 82 W. | 21 |
| 13 | | 37 | 36 | 34 | 43 | 68 | 46 | 23 | 36 | West | 6 |
| 14 | | 37 | 48 | 34 | 46 | 68 | 48 | 23 | 56 | S. 32 W. | 11 |
| 15 | | 38 | 30 | 34 | 40 | 69 | 10 | 23 | 34 | S. 27 W. | 7 |
| 16 | | 39 | 12 | 34 | 31 | 69 | 14 | 27 | 13 | N. 36 W. | 14 |
| 17 | | 39 | 44 | 33 | 53 | 69 | 47 | 26 | 54 | | |
| 18 | | 39 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 69 | 21 | 26 | 56 | | |
| 19 | | 39 | 41 | 31 | 0 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 20 | | 40 | 5 | 29 | 40 | 69 | 6 | 28 | 38 | S. 20 W. | 9 |
| 21 | | 40 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 69 | 4 | 29 | 32 | S. 26 W. | 18 |
| 22 | | 41 | 18 | 26 | 48 | 69 | 6 | 29 | 49 | S. 5 W. | 9 |
| 23 | | 42 | 33 | 23 | 52 | 69 | 4 | 30 | 6 | S. 78 E. | 9 |
| 24 | | 43 | 30 | 21 | 51 | 68 | 59 | 29 | 35 | S. 27 E. | 3 |
| 25 | | 44 | 57 | 19 | 1 | 69 | 3 | 30 | 9 | S. 25 W. | 12 |
| 26 | | 46 | 11 | 16 | 42 | 69 | 12 | 29 | 39 | | |
| 27 | | 47 | 12 | 13 | 31 | — | — | — | — | | |
| 28 | | 48 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 69 | 12 | 28 | 53 | | |
| 29 | | 49 | 30 | 7 | 19 | 69 | 42 | 27 | 45 | | |
| 30 | | 49 | 38 | 6 | 28 | 69 | 40 | 26 | 18 | | |
| 31 | | 49 | 26 | 5 | 49 | 69 | 20 | 24 | 57 | | |