The sun was shining brightly, over three degrees high at midnight, and we were able to maintain this direction in fine weather till the following noon.

The position then was lat.

70ｰ 28ｴ S., long.

20ｰ 16ｴ W., and the run had been 62 miles S.
62ｰ W.

At 8 a.m.there had been open water from north round by west to south-west, but impenetrable pack to the south and east.