A recent number of the Journal of the Royal Society of Diiblin, besides other interesting paper?, contains sjme notes on the icebergs of the southern hemisphere, by Dr. J. M. Barry. These icebergs are much larger than those in the northern hemisphere, being reported to attain frequently a height of 1000 feet, their ordinary altitude beinsr 200 feet or 300 feet The greatest number are found between New Zealand and Cape Horn, and they may be met with in any season of the year. According to the evidence of several captains, ice has been greatly on the increase in the South Pacific during the last ten years, and a good look out is essential, as the indications of the thermometer cannot be trusted.
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West Coast Times, Issue 256, 18 July 1866, Page 2
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