Ice Conditions Reported by Newfoundland Rangers — -Continued 

 BATTLE HARBOR DETACHMENT 



Latitude L-f 



Description 



October-December 



Dec. 28 



Dec. 30 



1940 



Jan. 1 



Jan. 6 



Jan.8._- 



Jan. 10 



Jan. 15 



Jan. 16 



Jan. 31 



Feb. 1 



Feb. 5 



Feb. 10 



Feb. 14 



Feb. 18 



Feb. 20 



Feb. 25 



Feb. 29 



Mar. 1 



Mar. 5 



Spear Point 

 52 00 65 30 

 52 00 55 30 



52 00 55 30 

 Double Island 

 52 00 I 55 30 

 52 00 55 30 

 52 00 I 55 30 

 Doubie Island 

 52 00 55 30 

 52 00 55 30 



52 00 



52 00 

 52 00 



52 00 

 52 00 



52 00 

 52 00 



52 00 

 52 00 



55 



55 30 

 55 30 



55 30 

 55 30 



55 30 

 55 30 



55 30 

 55 30 



Large berg in stationary position. 



First slob ice for season now forming in the bays. 



All bays facing northwest and northeast full of local light packed 



Harbor and bays full of local slob ice. 



1 small berg grounded at northwest end. 



Local slob ice covers ocean to northeast first time this i 



Slob ice offshore about 1 mile in all directions. 



Local slob ice in all directions. 



Berg aground smashed to pieces by heavy seas. 



Local slob ice in all directions. 



Slob ice now being replaced by heavier pack ice which is slowly 

 moving south. 



Local slob ice all along shore for depth of H to 1 mile; outside of 

 this pack ice in all directions. 



Pack and local slob ice in all directions. 



Pack ice to north and northeast as far as can be seen. 



Pack ice to south and southeast moving offshore. 



Pack ice and local slob in all directions. 



Outside of the local slob ice along the shore the pack ice seems tO' 

 be taking the form of sheets. This 4 to 5 miles offshore. 



Slob and field ice in all directions. 



Ice outside of local slob now much rougher, high pinnacles and 

 ridges can be quite plainly seen. 



Slob and field ice all directions. 



Slob ice near the land and outside of this field ice in all direc- 

 tions. 



NORTHWEST RIVER DETACHMENT 



1940 

 Mar. 13 



Apr. 6 



Apr. 11 



Apr. 30 



May 2 



May 10 



Double Mere Head 

 to Twin Sister 

 Islands. 



Do. 



Do. 



Do. 

 Lake Melville 



Do. 



Local pack ice extending along north shore of inlet. 

 Loose field ice to eastward. 



No change; bridge of ice still intact. 



No change; no pack ice to eastward of bridge. 



Bridge of ice went out with northwest wind. No ice in sighti 



Ice showing signs of break-up. Large number of seal holes. 



Ice broke up during previous night. 



TWILLINGATE DETACHMENT 



1940 



Mar. 15 



Mar. 17 



Mar. 19 



Mar. 20 



Mar. 21 



Mar. 23 



Mar. 29 



Mar. 30 



Apr. 5 



Apr. 12 



Apr. 15 



Apr. 16 



Apr. 17 



Apr. 18-19. _ 



Apr. 20 



Apr. 21-22. _ 



Apr. 23 



Apr. 24-28.-. 



Apr. 30 



May 1 



May 10 



May 11-16.. 



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49 40 



Shifting ice. 



Ice moving off with northeast wind. 



Ice moving off from east side of islands. Bay full of loose ic© 

 on south side. 

 Shifting ice about 2 miles off Twillingate Harbor breaking up. 



and moving out. 

 Ice tight to land. 

 Ice moving off. 

 Field ice about 7 miles off. 

 Bay full of field ice. 

 Ice moving off. 

 Ice moving out of bay. 

 Ice breaking up in bay; no northern ice. 

 Northern ice about 12 miles off. 

 Tight ice off land about 4 miles northward: loose ice about 10 



miles eastward. Bay breaking up and ice moving out. 

 Slob ice around shore. 

 Ice about 10 miles off. 

 Bay full of loose ice. 

 Some slob ice around shore. 



Some slob ice around shore, small berg in harbor entrancc 

 Ice about 10 miles off. 

 Ice about 18 miles off. 

 Berg off Mortons Harbor. 

 Berg moved from Mortons Harbor to Twillingate Island. 



