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SUMMARY 



During the year two bergs in February were the only ones to drift 

 down the eastern slope of the Newfoundland Bank. No bergs were 

 sighted south of the tail in latitude 43°. The ice season was unusual 

 in that the icebergs were concentrated in May with very little ice 

 during the other months, and that they followed the southwestern path 

 between the Newfoundland coast and the 50-fathom curve. It is 

 estimated that 216 different bergs were south of latitude 48° divided 

 into months as follows: 



Bergs south of 48° N, 1933 



January 



February . . 2 



March 4 



April 12 



May 162 



June 36 



July 



Total 216 



JULY— BELLE ISLE AND DAVIS STRAIT 



On the northern oceanographic cruise, the first ice was sighted near 

 Bell Island off the Newfoundland coast. Bergs were numerous close 

 inshore from there to the Strait of Belle Isle. In the Strait bergs were 

 numerous with scattered bergs extending about 50 miles offshore. 

 Off the Greenland coast we passed two bergs 80 miles to the southeast 

 of Cape Farewell and met heavy pack ice 25 miles off the coast. 

 Little else could be learned of the ice conditions between Cape Fare- 

 well and Ivigtut, because of dense fog. Around Ivigtut there was no 

 pack ice. Bergs were numerous extending about 40 miles offshore. 

 Between 40 miles and 110 miles offshore we sighted 4 bergs a few miles 

 north of the latitude of Ivigtut. 



Proceeding westward we met pack ice, with open lanes, 90 miles 

 offshore from Resolution Island. Forty miles offshore it was closely 

 packed. The same conditions prevailed off Nachvak Bay. At Port 

 Manvers the pack ice extended only 20 miles offshore, and disappeared 

 entirely a few miles south. Many bergs were sighted in the pack ice. 

 Two bergs were 130 miles offshore east of Nachvak Bay. Off Port 

 Manvers the easternmost bergs sighted were 55 miles offshore. After 

 leaving Cape Harrison low visibility prevented the General Greene 

 from learning the ice conditions in the area through which she passed, 

 but we had reports from two vessels proceeding northward off the 

 Labrador coast. From Fort Manvers south to Belle Isle bergs were 

 very numerous, particularly close inshore. On July 21 the British 

 warship Challenger sighted 78 bergs at once from a position about 25 

 miles southeast of Cape Harrison. 



