season, allowing the Labra- 

 dor Current to push further 

 south. Although the southern 

 extent of this water was not as 

 great as that of the tongue of 

 cold water which reached 

 39°N during May of the previ- 

 ous season, the cold water 

 remained south of the Grand 

 Banks much longer this year. 

 This persistent cold waterand 

 the greater than normal sea 

 ice extent were the main con- 

 tributors to this extreme sea- 

 son. Also note (Table 2) that 

 the season peaked later than 

 usual, with June rather than 

 April having the most new ice- 

 bergs south of 48°N. 



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