ice on the northern Grand Banks and the Avalon Peninsula had 

 disappeared. 



During the period 12-30 April few bergs drifted south of latitude 

 48° N. Wind conditions for this period were moderate southeasterly 

 to easterly. Berg drift due to wind conditions was offset by the drift 

 of the Labrador Current. The general drift pattern was to contain 

 the bergs north of latitude 47° N. Fifty-nine small to medium bergs 

 ■were dispersed from Fogo Island to 46°20' W. Of these, only 44 

 were so located as to possibly cause any threat to the steamer lanes. 

 During this montii 33 bergs drifted soutli of latitude 48° N. The 

 southernmost berg was located at latitude 45°20' N., longitude 45°20' 

 W. on the first. By the end of the month 10 bergs remained south of 

 latitude 48° N. Figures 7, 8, 9, and 10 show the distribution of bergs 

 south of Cape Chidley, Labrador. 



MAY 



During the month winds wei-e generally light to moderate (10-25 

 knots) and varied from northeasterlj' to southeasterly. The overall 

 pattern was of negligible importance on berg drift. In the early part 

 of the month six l)ergs drifted south of latitude 48° N. with the Labra- 

 dor Current. By mid-month 3 bergs were located in the Labrador 

 Current and 6 were west of Virgin Rocks. The latter bergs drifted 

 near Cape Eace and eventually deteriorated by the end of the month 

 except for one located at latitude 46°08' N., longitude 52° W. One 

 berg in the Labrador Current penetrated to latitude 42°43' N., 49°32' 

 W. where by the 28th it rapidly deteriorated. No other bergs entered 

 steamer tracks C and D or beyond to the south during the month. 



A flight on the 27th observed only 29 bergs from Cape Freels to the 

 approaches to Hamilton Inlet. Figaires 11, 12, and 13 show the distri- 

 bution of bergs south of Cape Chidley, Labrador, plus bergs counted 

 in the Cape Melville, Greenland area on the 15-17th. 



JUNE 



Only one bei'g, that observed in late May, was located south of lati- 

 tude 48° N. It was located at latitude 46°08' N., longitude 52° W. and 

 by the 17th had completely deteriorated. 



Durmg the remainder of the month the majority of the bergs situated 

 in the coastal waters of Newf omidland had drifted to this area earlier 

 in the season and were slowly deteriorated. On the 3d, 43 bergs were 

 located north of Cape Bonavista to Belle Isle. A tongue of field ice 

 extended from Belle Isle to just soutli of Groais Island. By the I7th, 

 48 bergs wei'e located south of Belle Isle to Trinity Bay, with approxi- 

 mately 60 bergs located in the approaclies and in the Straits of Belle 

 Isle. Field ice continued to prevail in the Straits. Figure 14 shows 

 the distribution of bergs south of Cape Chidley, Labrador. 



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