August 1976 tinued to be reported to the Ice Patrol during the 



No more icebergs were known to have drifted month, all reports were located in the waters off 



south of 48°N during August. The total count Labrador. During August the only sea ice known 



of icebergs crossing 48°N for the 1976 Season to exist was off Baffin Island north of 62°N. 

 was 151. Although a number of sightings con- 



ESTIMATED NUMBER OF ICEBERGS SOUTH OF LATITUDE 48N, SEASON 1976 



Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Total 



1976 33 13 67 35 3 151 



TOTAL 



1946-1976 10 2 4 11 64 261 1068 2939 2897 1751 483 100 9,590 



AVERAGE 



1946-1976 2 8 34 95 93 56 16 3 309 



TOTAL 



1900-1976 256 109 110 91 184 712 3170 7784 9980 5269 1679 489 29,833 



AVERAGE 



1900-1976 3 1 1 1 2 9 41 101 130 68 22 6 387 



