Ice Conditions North of Ice Patrol Area — Continued 



ICE CONDITIONS REPORTED BY NEWFOUNDLAND RANGERS 



HOPEDALE DETACHMENT 



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Jan. 6 



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February. . . 



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Description 



Some ice in bays, only small amount around landwash in 



harbor. 

 Ice forming fast. 

 Ice solid enough to travel on but does not extend very far 



offshore. 

 Southerly gale. Ice broke up and only solid ice is in bays. 



Open water into Salmon Bight, Makkovik Tickle in Kipo- 



kack Bay and light ice outside Hopedale. 

 Shore ice became firm extending about 15 miles off from Tik- 



keratsuk, about 20 miles from Hopedale and less than 5 miles 



from Ailik. No ice extends any distance off from Cape 



Harrison and drift ice moving south is heavy and traveling 



fast. Drift ice moved off and in with the wind but most of 



time was packed tight to shore ice. 

 Same as month of February. 

 Shore ice broken up about 4 miles inside Tilt Cove, inside 



Cape Harrison on same headland. Ice broken about 3 mUes 



inside Ailik and in to Drunken Harbor Point outside Island 



Harbor. Little change of shore ice outside Hopedale due to 



numberless islands which break the sea. 

 Driit ice is very heavy and shore ice is getting bad around the 



points and tickles. No bergs have been seen or reported. 

 Much water on the shore ice and many small holes of open 



water. 

 Looking northeast from hills behind Hopedale there was ice 



as far as one could see. Only small lakes of water visible. 

 Ice in harbor very bad. 



water. 

 Wind increased to fresh northwest and harbor freed of ice in 3 



hours. Much ice to north but open water to south across the 



bay. 

 Harbor filled with drift ice. 

 Ice drifted out of harbor yesterday and it was reported that 



Adlakook Bay and Flag Staff Tickle are both free of ice. 



Still much heavy ice to the north. 

 Much drift ice in Qros Water Bay. 



