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SEPTEMBER 1934 TO FEBRUARY 1935 



As far as is known, there was no ice reported south of latitude 

 49° N. from September 1, to February 1, 1935. 



FEBRUARY 1935 



The first ice reported for the season 1935 came on the 18th of Feb- 

 ruary. During the month a large quantity of heavy pack ice was 

 reported from latitude 48°24' N. to latitude 46°50' N. This pack ice 

 extended in a continuous arc between the 100 and 1,000-fathom 

 curves northeast of the Grand Banks, and was not penetrable by 

 shipping along those routes. Two bergs were reported on February 

 18 along the edge of this ice pack in latitude 48° 15' N., longitude 

 48°00' W. The distribution of the ice is graphically shown on the 

 February Ice Chart (fig. 4). 



MARCH 1935 



During the early part of March the field ice, reported north of 

 latitude 46°50' N., was observed to move southward in an unbroken 

 mass, extending southeastward from Cape Race to latitude 45°30' 

 N., thence eastward to longitude 47°30' W. and northeastward to 

 longitude 46''30'. The entire area north of these limiting lines from 

 the Newfoundland coast eastward to longitude 46°30' W. was im- 

 passable to shipping because of heavy field and pack ice and numer- 

 ous large bergs and growlers. Field ice extended southward in the 

 cold water along the eastern edge of the Grand Banks in scattered 

 patches of light and open field ice as far south as latitude 43° 50' N. 

 During this month, bergs were reported in widely scattered positions 

 north of latitude 44° N. between the 100-fathom curve on the eastern 

 edge of the Grand Banks and longitude 44° W., indicating a weak 

 and variable current system. Two bergs were reported east of 

 longitude 44° W., the eastern limit of reported bergs was longitude 

 41°28'' W., and the western limit 49°38' W., and no bergs were re- 

 ported south of latitude 44° N. during this month. The first re- 

 ports of St. Lawrence ice were received in the early part of 

 March, and by the end of the month extensive areas of heavy field 

 ice were reported from the southern coast of Newfoundland, south- 

 ward to Sable Island, and eastward as far as longitude 56° W. This 

 ice compleiely blocked the Laurentian Channel and Cabot Strait. 

 During tliis period, all shipping was routed south of Sable Island. 

 It is estimated that 46 bergs drifted south of latitude 48° N. during 

 this montli, and no bergs were reported south of latitude 44° N. Dis- 

 tribution of the bergs and field ice for the period is graphically 

 shown on the March Ice Chart (fig. 5). 



