OCTOBER 



About seven bergs were estimated to drift south of Belle Isle dur- 

 ing October, the southernmost bergs reaching a position of 49°25' N,, 

 52° W. near Funk Island by the end of October. The latter berg 

 had drifted at an average rate of 6 miles per day from 22 September 

 to 30 October. The northern ice survey of 22-23 October included 

 ihe northeast coast of Newfoundland and the east coast of Labrador. 

 See figure 64. It is noted that the number of bergs south of Cape 

 Chidley decreased from 194 on 22 September to 89 on 21 October, as 

 deterioration heavily exceeded the resupply. Only three of the bergs 

 sighted 21 October were considered large enough and in position to 

 survive to Belle Isle. During the period 22 September-21 October 

 berg groups drifted at an average rate of 7 miles per day under winds 

 estimated as neutral for berg drift toward the Grand Banks. 



NOVEMBER 



At the start of November 3 bergs remained south of Belle Isle, the 

 southernmost 50 miles northwest of the Grand Banks. A search on 

 7 November failed to locate this berg and it was concluded that the 

 berg had deteriorated. The third in a series of flights to determine 

 monthly Newfoundland and Labrador east coast ice conditions was 

 made on 10 November. See figure 31. Only 27 bergs were counted 

 south of Cape Chidley comparing with 89 on 21 October and 194 on 

 22 September. The Labrador climate from September to November 

 was about normal. The survey results definitely indicated, as had 

 been assumed, that deterioration of bergs along the Labrador east 

 coast normally exceeds the resupply from the north in the autumn, 

 with a minimum of bergs there sometime in November. Deviations 

 can be expected if abnormal weather conditions occur. For example, 

 an abnormally cold September and October with early formation of 

 pack ice in northern Labrador may result in a minimum of bergs 

 along Labrador m late October. On the other hand if the autumn 

 Labrador climate were abnormally warm, delaying the arrival and 

 formation of pack ice, early December might be the time of minimum 

 bergs. 



By the end of November, three bergs remained south of Belle Isle. 

 The southernmost berg was about 50 miles north of the Grand Banks 

 and 100 miles from Track F. Only a couple of the bergs sighted on 

 the 10 November survey were expected to be able to survive to the 

 Grand Banks providing the pack ice overtook them soon enough. 



DECEMBER 



Of the three bergs estimated south of Belle Isle in early December, 

 two survived to the end of the month. These two bergs were both 



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