TABLE OF ICE REPORTS, 1955— Continued 



Date 



Mar. 24 

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Mar. 25 



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Mar. 26 



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Mar. 27 



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Mar. 28 



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Name of vessel 



Texas 



Canadian Department 



of Transport. 

 Texas 



USNS Sgt. Jonah E. 

 Kelley. 



Canadian Department 

 of Transport. 



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 ..-.do. 



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 .do. 



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do. 



USCGC Campbell. 



Vistafjord 



Mormacclm. 

 Vistafjord.. - 



do 



Hydro 



USNS Col. WUIiam J. 



O'Brien. 

 St. Johns Radio 



Canadian Department 

 of Transport. 



do 



do 



.do. 

 .do. 



Sangara. 



Fort Hamilton. 

 ....do 



Sangara 



USNS Sgt. Jonah E. 

 Kelley. 



Canadian Department 

 of Transport. 



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North 

 latitude 



47 36 

 47 40 



West 

 longitude 



49 36 



60 45 



47 54 49 06 



From 



48 13 I 59 10 



to 



48 15 I 59 20 



15 miles ofl P. E. I. to 



48"'0O' N to Brion Island 



and Magdalens to East 



Point, P. E. I. to west 



coast Cape Breton Island, 



From Magdalens to 



47 40 I 60 45 

 to Money Point. 



5 to 15 miles ofl Money 

 Point to Point Aconi. 



Sydney Harbor 



Sydney to Gabarus Bay 

 IiJets. 



George Bay to East Point, 

 P. E. I. 



From 



48 45 I 62 30 



to 10 miles north of St Paul 

 Island. 

 47 50 49 22 



48 00 



48 15 

 48 01 



48 38 



50 30 



50 00 



49 46 



49 42 



49 40 



St Paul Island, south 



shore. 

 1 mile east of St. Johns 



Harbor entrance. 

 1 and yy miles ofl St. Johns 



Harbor entrance. 

 Eastern point lies at 

 47 52 I 60 25 



Northumberland Strait 



From Cape North to Point 



Aconi and 20 miles 



seaward. 

 Between 7 and 27 miles 



northeast of Flat Point. 

 From 20 miles northeast of 



Bird Rocks to Gaspe 



Passage. 

 Bearing 055 degrees dis- 

 tance 6.5 miles from Cape 



Spear. 



47 28 I 52 34 



From 



47 28 1 52 34 



to 



47 23 I 52 34 



1.5 to 4 miles ofl Cape Spear. 



46 09 I 59 33 



5 miles north of North 

 Cape to 



47 40 I 60 10 



to 

 . 48 10 I 61 20 

 20 miles ofl west coast Cape 



Breton to 

 . 47 10 I 61 20 

 20 miles north of North 

 Point P. E. I. to 

 47 55 I 62 30 

 to Dead Man Island to 

 46 50 I 62 35 

 Cape Breton. 

 From West Point, P.E.I, 

 to a point 20 miles ofl 

 North Pomt, P. E. I. 

 Egmont Bay 



Description 



Field ice. 

 Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 



[•Field ice limits. 



Do. 



Close pack. 



Scattered drift ice. 

 Navigable drift. 



Loose drift. 

 Clear. 



Widely scattered small pieces 

 field ice. 



[scattered heavy pieces field ice. 



Small pieces field ice. 

 Heavy piece field Ice. 



Do. 

 Loose slob ice. 



Growler. 



Large growler. 



Large ice field. 



Close pack ice. 

 Do. 



25 percent close pack ice, 20 mUes 



long. 

 Widely scattered heavy field ice. 



Berg (same as No. 90). 



Large berg (same as No. 124). 

 Several small growlers. 



Several growlers. 



Strip field ice 600 yards long 



North and east limits of field ice 

 in Cabot Strait. 



60 percent cover, field ice. 



Outside limits of ice fields, 60 

 percent cover. 



Continuous field heavy loose 

 drift ice 3 to 10 miles wide. 



Full of close pack ice. 



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