Table of lee Reports, 1942 



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Location and Descripti( 



North and east of St.. John's 6 to 10 miles off shore thence 110 miles seaward heavy floes. Wedge 

 at 47-40 N. Bergs 47-55 52-36, 47-49 52-37. 47-52 52-40. 

 45-40 5S-10 heavy floes. 

 48-24 51-46 2 bergs. 



Cape Farewell to 61-30 N. light pack, bergs, growlers. 

 Belle Isle no ice sighted. 



MARCH 



10 miles north and east St. John's ice floe. 1 mile off Torbay berg. 



20 niiles off Ferryland scattered ice, growlers. 30 miles northeast St. John's field to visibility 



limit. 



Belle Isle all directions heavy field. 



Cape Breton Island south to 45-20 N. and east to 58-00 W. heavy field. 

 44-32 58-50 drift area 2 miles long. 

 Belle Isle all directions heavy field. 



66-05 26-40, 67-16 25-25, 67-57 23-47 outer limits pack. 68-12 22-24 brash, 12 mile fringe. 

 Belle Isle all directions heavy, close packed. 

 Belle Isle all directions heavy, close packed. 

 48-43 52-46 berg. 



Cape Breton Island field extends 50 miles south and east. 

 Conception Bay clear. Half mile off Flat Rock berg aground. Sydney Harbor frozen. St. 



George Bay at March Point clear. 

 Belle Isle west and east heavy close packed field. To southeast open. 



48-30 52-00, 48-20 51-25, 48-30 52-00 bergs. 48-32 51-30 field limit. Streaks to 51-05 W. 

 67 N. 57 W. open water north and south to visibility limit. West of 67-00 58-30 heavy ice 



no open leads. Cumberland Peninsula (67 N. 62 W.) winter ice 5 miles off. 

 67-44 23-37 pack edge 052° for 65 miles then 021°. 

 48-52 52-10 pack. 48-00 52-50 berg. 

 48-00 51-10 field small ice. 

 66-33 28-22, 67-20 26-05, 67-53 24-03. 68-18 24-35 brash limits. 67-00 29-00 berg ice. 



67-18 29-40, 67-20 28-00 solid. 

 Cape Breton Island to Prince Edward Island field. North of Prince Edward Island open channel 



then broken ice. 

 59-00 50-00 heavy storis. 60-40 N. light storis 15 miles off shore. Bergs, growlers in and 



outside storis. 

 Belle Isle both channels strip heavy ice extending 40 miles southeast Cape Bauld with east limit 



20 miles off shore. South channel Belle Isle 4 bergs. Fox Point heavy close packed field. 



Hare Bay full, heavy. Strings field ice extending 20 miles southeast Groais Island. White 



Bay full heavy ice, large pans, growlers. Compact heavy field to 30 miles east Cape St. John. 



Pan ice (50 feet diameter) close packed and tight to shore. Cape St. John to Partridge Point 



Notre Dame Bay heavy pack to 20 miles off shore. 

 Belle Isle all directions heavy ice. 



From 49-30 59-10 outer edge bearing 045° and 250° loose patches to Cape Breton coast. 

 Sydney Harbor arms frozen. North Sydney open water to sea. 47-23 52-03 berg. 

 Belle Isle north channel and west close packed. To east strings slop. 

 47-39 52-00 berg. 

 Off Torbay berg. 



Belle Isle north channel strings. To east close packed. 

 47-35 52-11 berg. 

 47-30 52-00 berg. 



Belle Isle to west strings slob, bergs. To east clear. 

 46-20 57-40 east edge of pack. Narrow strings heavy pans. 50 to 60 feet across. 60 percent 



coverage extended south 40 miles. 45-50 59-39 west edge pack. Chedabucto Bay narrow 



strings. Gut Canso closed. 

 47-27 52-17 berg. 

 46-47 52-50 berg. 

 Belle Isle slob, bergs. 

 46-45 52-53 berg. 



47-11 52-34, 47-25 52-00, 47-22 52-03, 47-12 52-08 bergs. 47-35 52-30 loose field. 

 Cape St. Francis past St. John's drift 7 to 10 miles off shore. 47-17 52-20 berg. 

 Sydney arms frozen. North Sydney to sea drift. 46-40 53-01 berg. Baccalieu Island heavy 



ice. W 



Cape Breton to 45-30 58-20 pack. Light ice on 10 miles east. North Sydney seawards close 



packed drift. 

 Cape Desolation to Cape Farewell open light pack (to 30 miles off shore at Julianehaab). 



Entrance Skov and Brede Fjords blocked (heavy jam). Nanortalik pack to visibility limit. 

 46-40 52-35, 47-35 52-33 berg. 47-35 52-26 small fields pancake ice. 47-55 51-34 edge 



shore ice. 

 46^2 53-02, 47-55 52-55, 47-13 52-47, 47-43 52-41, 46-40 52-55, 47-12 52-30 bergs. 47-00 



52-36 sheet ice. Conception Bay floe outside. 

 47-38 52-36 growler. 

 Gabarus Bay field extends 50 miles east then north to limit visibility. Sydney arms frozen, 



drift to horizon. Forchu Bay ice 12 miles off. Belle Isle north and west strings slob. Cape 



St. Francis drift. 49-15 53-26 ice to within 10 miles of shore. 48-33 53-30 ice to shore. 

 45-51 59-53 scattered drift. St. John's Bay growler. 

 St. John's 043° 3 miles field ice._ Conception Bay ice across entrance. Cape St. Francis field 



3 miles north seawards to visibility limit. 

 66-47 26-43 brash edge bearing 045°. 67-15 26-40 pack. 

 66-37 26-08 young ice. 6G-49 26-25 brash. 66-55 26-35 drift. 67-05 26-48, 67-47 24-40, 



68-1 1 22-07 pack. 



