same position as those taken in 1931 for comparison. At 4:40 p.m., 

 we proceeded down the fiord, and out to sea. 



At 8:38 p.m., we occupied first of a Hne of stations across Davis 

 Strait from Arsuk Fiord to Resolution Island. Excellent visibility- 

 prevailed. About 50 bergs were in sight off the entrance to Arsuk 

 Fiord. Then 15 bergs were passed between the first station and 40 

 miles offshore. Three bergs were sighted in longitude 52°50' W. 

 about 100 miles offshore. 



The weather continued bright and clear. The run across Davis 

 Strait was uneventful until the eastern edge of loose pack ice was 

 encountered in 61°20' N., 61°25' W., at 10 p.m., July 16. The ice 

 extended north and south as far as could be seen. We continued to 

 the westward in the pack ice with open water until 5:45 a.m. the 

 following morning. 



At a point 40 miles east of Resolution Island the ice became so 

 thick that little progress could be made through it. No open water 

 was in sight except to the eastward. It was deemed inadvisable to 

 force the vessel any further into the ice in order to take the stations 

 planned in the vicinity of Resolution Island. We headed east for 4 

 hours when a lead to the southeast appeared. We then proceeded to 

 the eastern end of the next line of stations planned across the Labrador 

 current, ending near Nachvak Bay. We cleared the pack ice in 60°40' 

 N., 61°10' W., at 2 p.m. While in the ice field we sighted 25 bergs. 



At 5:45 a. m., July 18, we commenced taking the first station of the 

 next line. At 3:45 p.m. entered loose pack ice with open water. We 

 continued through the ice until 10:30 p.m. Then we drifted until 

 daylight on account of pack ice, fog, and darkness. Next morning 

 the only open water was to the eastward. The remaining four sta- 

 tions planned between our position and the coast were omitted and 

 the vessel headed east again. We left the pack ice in 59°00' N., 

 60°00' W., at 9:30 a.m. and headed for the easternmost station of the 

 next line of stations which ended near the Labrador coast at Port 

 Manvers. Eight bergs were sighted in the eastern edge of the pack ice. 



The next line of stations was commenced at 1:15 a.m., July 20. 

 That afternoon Mount Thoresby was sighted 11° on the port bow 

 60 miles away. Twenty miles offshore we entered loose packed ice 

 with open water. At 10:30 p.m. we took the last station of this section 

 14 miles offshore from Port Manvers. Here the ice blocked all 

 further passage toward the coast. We then headed for open water 

 and when clear of the ice laid a course for Cape Harrison. There were 

 20 bergs near Port Manvers, and 46 between Port Manvers and Cape 

 Harrigan. Fifteen bergs were near Cape Harrison. 



At 8:17 p.m., July 21, we finished the station off Cape Harrison, the 

 first of another line of 8 stations across the Labrador current. This 

 section was completed the following day at 9 p.m. On July 23 we 

 occupied two stations 36 miles apart on a line parallel to the coast. 



