May 1989: The sea ice continued 

 to retreat northward in May, but at a 

 faster than normal rate. By mid- 

 May, only patches of sea ice existed 

 off the Strait of Belle Isle, and open 

 water existed along the Labrador 

 coast up to Hamilton Inlet (Figure 

 18). Above nonnai temperatures 

 over Newfoundland and Labrador 

 along with southwesterly winds the 

 first half of May enhanced the sea 

 ice deterioration. The iceberg dis- 

 tribution increased both in numbers 

 and extent by mid-May with the 

 icebergs widely scattered over rrrost 

 of the International Ice Patrol area 

 (Figure 28). The icebergs seemed 

 to be drifting both south through 

 Flemish Pass and east north of 

 Flemish Pass. The icebergs re- 

 mained widely distributed at the end 

 of May (Figure 29). There were 250 

 icebergs on plot the end of May. 

 There were 1 97 new icebergs south 

 of 52° N, but only 39 of these were 

 south of 48° N in May. 



August 1989: Except for some sea 

 ice south of Greenland, there was 

 none south of 65° N by mid-August 

 (Figure 21). Normally, there is no 

 sea ice south of 65° N in August. 

 There were 73 icebergs south of 52° 

 N in August, and none of these were 

 south of 48° N. There were 37 

 icebergs on plot at the end of the 

 month. 



September 1989: There was no 

 sea ice south of 65° N in Septem- 

 ber, which is normally the case 

 (Figure 22). There were 13 new 

 icebergs south of 52° N in Septem- 

 ber, and none of these were south 



June 1989: Tennperatu res averaged 

 close to nomral abng the Labrador 

 Coast, and ice conditions were also 

 close to nomnal. Sea ice extended 

 along the Labrador Coast to Hamilton 

 Inlet at mid-nronth. There were 130 

 icebergsonplottheendof June. There 

 were 148 new icebergs south of 52° N 

 in May, and only 35 of these were south 

 of 48° N. 



July 1989: Tennperatures averaged 

 near rxjrmal for the month, and sea ice 

 deteriorated, extending south only to 

 Cumberland Peninsula. The 1989 In- 

 ternational Ice Patrol Seasoncbsedon 

 July 28, 1989. Figure 33 depicts the 

 icet)erg distribution at the end of the IIP 

 season. Therewere30icet>ergsonplot 

 the end of July. There were 78 new 

 icebergs south of 52° N in July . Only 1 

 of these were south of 48° N. 



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