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Cape Farewell 14 miles away, bearing 56° true. This station was 

 just westward of a field of loosely packed ice. Twenty-five bergs 

 were also in sight. After finishing the station we stood seaward on 

 the course opposite to the one we steered while approaching the coast. 

 At 9:05 p. m. we encountered pack ice, which closed in around us on all 

 sides. Through the ice there were leads scarcely wide enough for 

 the vessel to pass. By working to the southward we -cleared the ice 

 at 10:15 p. m. This ice had not been visible when we passed along 

 this route 2K hours before. After clearing the ice we discovered that 

 the starboard propeller had been damaged. 



We occupied three stations about 60 miles apart on a line 253° true 

 from our last station off Cape Farewell. These were finished at 

 7:10 a. m., July 15. We then headed for St. Johns, Newfoundland, 

 having completed the oceanographic work of the cruise. We arrived 

 in St. Johns at 8:40 a. m., July 19. 



Ice conditions along the Labrador coast from Belle Isle to latitude 

 55°50' N. were learned from ship reports. On July 6, 18 bergs were 

 reported between Belle Isle and Round Hill Island about 12 miles 

 off shore, while numerous bergs were close in shore. On July 15 the 

 Canadian Government ship McLean reported 10 bergs between Belle 

 Isle and Double Island, 5 bergs between Double Island and Round 

 Hill Island, and only 3 bergs from Round Hill Island to latitude 

 55°50' N., 57°24' W. No sea ice was sighted in this area. 



On July 14 several bergs were reported 55 miles east of Cape 

 Harrison. East of Belle Isle the bergs extended to longitude 54°. In 

 the ice-patrol area 12 bergs were reported during July south of lati- 

 tude 48°. These were in widely scattered positions extending from the 

 Newfoundland coast to longitude 45°26' W. The southernmost ice 

 was a berg on July 3 in 45°45' N., 45°48' W. See figure 1 for position 

 of oceanographic station, ice conditions, and track of the General 

 Greene during this cruise. 



"CHAMPLAIN" CRUISE, SEPTEMBER 7-16, 1934 



The Champlain made a cruise from New York to Ivigtut and Julian- 

 ahaab, Greenland, via the Strait of Belle Isle, during the first half of 

 September 1934. Beginning at Belle Isle on September 7, she col- 

 lected surface samples of sea water and made bucket observations for 

 temperatures at frequent intervals. No ice was sighted near Belle 

 Isle or until the Greenland coast was neared. She arrived at Ivigtut 

 on September 12 and sailed for Julianahaab on September 13. 

 Twenty-five bergs were sighted near the entrance to Arsuk Fiord, 

 In the southern entrance to Arsuk Fiord 43 fathometer soundings were 

 taken, for which there are accurate positions. Between Cape Desola- 

 tion and Julianahaab there were many small bergs, growlers, and pieces 

 of ice, making navigation dangerous at night and during foggy 



