The following table shows the farthest points of north latitude by Arctic Explorers up to and including the Greely expedition:

Year

Explorers

.North Latitude

1607

Hudson ...................

.80 deg.,

23 mm.,

00 sec.

1773

Phipps (Lord Musgrove) ................

.80 "

48 "

00 "

1806

Scoresby ........................

.81 "

12 "

42 "

1827

Parry .............................

.82 "

45 "

30 "

1874

Meyer (on land)

.82 "

9 "

00 "

1875

Markham (Nare's expedition) ..................

.83 "

20 "

26 "

1876

Payer .......................

.83 "

7 "

00 "

1S84

Lockwood (Greely's party).........

.83 "

24 "

30 "

The farthest point reached south was by Rose in February, 1842, was 78 degrees, 11 minutes, south latitude; and the farthest points north was by Lockwood in May, 1882, was S3 degrees, 24 minutes, 30 seconds north latitude.