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There were reports of five bergs early in the month from north of the 

 Banks, but none of these were ever reported from south of the forty- 

 eighth parallel. Constant fog prevailed over the narrow cold stream 

 of cold water along the eastern edge of the Banks until after the ice- 

 patrol service for 1929 was discontinued on the 3d, so it is just possible 

 that an unreported berg or two may have disintegrated there unseen. 



SEPTEMBER 



A berg was reported on the 19th from 44° 05' N., 44° 30' W. 

 GENERAL REMARKS AND SUMMARY 



The above monthly discussions and the charts following this section 

 show in general how ice was distributed southeast of Newfoundland 

 throughout the 1929 ice season. A narrative account of the ice seen 

 from the patrol vessels, together with remarks on circumstances 

 attending its disintegretion in some instances, can be found, respec- 

 tively, in the sections devoted to the cruise reports and oceanography. 



The following tabular summary shows how the 1929 monthly 

 berg totals compare with those of the average year, the latter being 

 based on a study of iceberg reports from south of the forty-eighth 

 parallel for the period 1900-1926: 



Month 



Bergs south 



of 48° N. 



in 1929 



Bergs south 



of43°N. 



in 1929 



Bergs south 

 of 48° N. 

 normally 



Bergs south 

 of43°N. 

 normally 



January 



February.. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 



Total 





 



45 

 332 

 460 

 376 

 107 

 1 

 1 



1,322 



3 



10 

 36 

 83 

 130 

 68 

 25 

 13 



9 



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