Fast ice joins Saunder and Wolstenholme 0er and sometimes contains 

 many bergys and bergy bits. However, it seldom extends more than a mile 

 west of these islands, where the shifting Baffin Bay Pack is encountered. 



Wolatenholme to Kap York - Ice will begin to form along this coast 

 by 10*T5ctoBer"J IF undisturbed, it will assume the character of fast ice, 

 in which case it may extend seaward from 15 to 20 miles. Under these 

 conditions the topography of this ice is relatively flat, and pressure 

 ridges are few in number. The height of the ridges are 12 to 18 inches; 

 however, some will exceed 2 feet. Snow cover on this ice is fairly uni- 

 form and averages 3 to 5 inches with areas of 6 to 8 inches. Thickness 

 of the ice will vary from 2 to 3 feet in December and 3 to 4 feet by mid- 

 February,, with local areas attaining a thickness as great as 5 feet. 



This area seldom retains fast ice along its coasts. Strong offshore 

 winds tend* to cause long fractures parallel to the coast a short distance 

 from shore* When the fractures occur, a lead several hundred feet to more 

 than a mile in width will form from the vicinity of Kap York to Conical 

 Rock, northwestward to Wolstenholme 0, and beyond. If the lead forms in 

 the period of February-March, rapid refreezing of the exposed water will 

 take place, so that within 2 weeks it will be covered with an ice layer of 

 approximately 18 inches, increasing to more than 2\ feet in 3 weeks. On the 

 other hand,, if the situation occurs during April, refreezing of the lead 

 will be progressively slower and probably will not exceed 12 inches. After 

 mid-May such a lead would remain open and the breaking pack ice would alter- 

 nately close and reopen it* ' 



Parker Snow Bay is covered with flat, fast ice which is almost free of 

 any pressure ridge 3 and remains in the bay independent of the ice along the 



coast. 



The inshore waters of this coastal section are infested with bergs and 

 bergy bits. Growlers are lodged in the ice in varying numbers. The greatest 

 numbers are in the vicinity of Conical Rock. The ice to the west generally 

 ia infested with many bergs, some of which may exceed 200 feet in height; 

 although heights of 75 to 150 feet are most common. 



Normally this fast ice breaks up in May leaving a wide shore lead. 

 Permanent fast ice still attaches to the coast from the vicinity of Kap 

 York to about 20 miles westward. It is irregular in its seaward projection, 

 varying from a few hundred to more than 1,000 yards. Tidal and basin 

 cracks cause large sections of this ice to break away until it is com- 

 pletely removed by the end of June or first of July. 



Kap York to Tasiussaq Busfr - Fast ice first appears to the east of Kap 

 York in the early part of October, and gradually spreads along the coast to 

 the east and south. By the latter part of the month it reaches Nugssuaq 0. 

 The boundary of this fast ice may be described as an arc connecting Kap York 

 to Bushnans $, Bushnane to a point 5 to 10 miles southwest of Bryants 0, 

 extending southward to Thorns 0, then to the western extremities of Holms and 



