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15 miles south of Gabarus Bay field to 40 miles seaward. 45-40 58-42 heavy drift. 46-39 



53-00 berg. 



Cape Desolation to Kingitok close pacli 30 miles wide, bergs, growlers. Arsuk Fjord clear. 

 Mouth St. George Bay large floes. In giilf floes heavy ice. 75 miles south of Cape Ray large 



area thin ice. 

 Sydney west arm frozen, drift to horizon. Louisburg Harbor drift 8 miles off. 46-35 60-23 



field extends south and east. Belle Isle local ice southwest to north. 

 46-39 53-02 small bergs. 



8t. Esprit drift ice 5 miles off east to limit visibility. 

 48-18 52-30 and 48-22 52-00 loose ice to coast. 



46-18 52-56, 46-39 53-03, 46-33 53-32 bergs. Fogo Island shore ice to northeast H mile. 

 Sydney and Belle Isle as 21 March. 

 Cape Farewell to east pack 100 miles wide. Cape Farewell to Cape Desolation pack 40 miles 



wide, heavy, no breaks. Cape Desolation to Storo Island pack broken with leads; to Fred- 



erikshaab numerous leads. Sondrestrom Fjord 20 inches winter ice. 

 Sydney west arm frozen, scattered drift to horizon. Louisburg Harbor close packed drift to 



horizon. 

 46-05 58-55 ice to coast. 45-35 60-30 ice ends. Cape Breton coast Scatari to St. Esprit open 



and close pacK. Also to 40 miles southeast of Scatari. 

 Cape Race small berg aground 2 miles off. 

 46-41 53-flO, 46-57 52-53 bergs. 

 48-52 52-58 drift to coast. 48-22 52-32 drift southward. 48-22 52-45 pack north to coast. 



48-37 52-51 loose ice to coast. 

 67-05 26-48 brash, edge running 050°. 67-44 27-48 pack. 68-04 27-36 brash. 67-14 26-00 



brash, edge running 055°. 

 Sydney west arm frozen, drift on horizon. Louisburg scattered drift H mile off. 

 Entrance Skov Fjord ice 10 to 15 miles off shore to lim't 61-00 N. 

 Sydney scattered ice 3 miles off shore out to 20 miles off. Cape Race berg aground 2 miles off 



growlers in vicinity. 

 Sydney arms frozen, heavy drift to horizon. Louisburg Harbor close packed drift 7 miles off 



Berg, growlers 43-42 56-05. 

 Northumberland strait from Cape Tormentine to Hillsborough Bay open then close packed 



ice to horizon. Cape Tormentine to west point Prince Edward Island close packed on south. 



Strings 10 miles east Birch Point. Chaleur Bay north side open. Gaspe open to 3 miles 



Sandy Beach Light House. East of north point Prince Edward Island to south point Anticosti 



open and close packed ice toward Magdalens and Bird Rocks to Anticosti to 47-55 59-50 to 



48-30 59-33. Thence north along Newfoundland coast to visibility limit. Cape North to 



40 miles east Scatari along east coast Cape Breton Island heavy close packed. South of line 



Scatari to 45-10 60-55 open and close pack. 



Scatari Island, 2-niile string 4- to 5-foot-thick ice, 2 miles off, running north and south. 

 49-33 53-57, berg. Fogo to Belle Isle no ice. Strait Belle Isle half open. Pack limits 52-00 



55-25, 53-00 55-05, 54-00 55-37, 55-00 56-25 roughly follows contour coast. Bergs in pack. 



No ice seaward from pack. 

 Cape Race berg 1}4 miles south-southeast breaking up. 

 Flat Rock berg grounded. 



Sydney ice packing into harbor, extends 10 miles off and along coast. 

 48-00 60-00 floe of 60 square miles. Ice floes through middle gulf. 



SydneyVest arm frozen, south arm packed drift. Heavy drift to horizon. 5 miles off Louisburg 



Harbor drift. Drift ice 30 miles south White Head. 10 miles off Green Isle. 5 miles off 



St. Esprit. 5 miles off Guion Island. 

 Sydney same as 1 April. Louisburg light close pack drift shore to 3 miles off. 

 Greenland coast from 50 miles south of Skov Fjord to 75 miles west of Arsuk clear of pack. 

 Fjords clear. 



Ice field north of 45-00 61-00, 44-44 60-26, 45-48 58-26. 

 Cape Breton to Madame Island broken pack and pancake extends off shore 20 to 50 miles, 



dose packed. 

 Above Quebec solid. Quebec to Father Point broken. Fame Point to 63-00 W. mostly clear. 



Areas Northumberland Strait clear but still closed. George Bay ice loosening. West coast 



Cape Breton Island ice to Cape North. From 48-30 62-00 to 10 miles south Cape Ray. 



Track Cape Ray to Fame Point navigable. 23 miles south Cape Ray ice. To 40 miles south 



and ea.st Scatari ice. Artimon Bank strings and patches. West to White Head 20 miles 



off shore from Canso west. Louisburg and Sydney scattered ice to horizon. 

 Sydney same as 1 April. Track Cape Ray to Fame Point clear. Pack from Cape Breton 



Coast to 44-55 60-10 thence edge trends 030° true. 

 46-37 53-28 large berg. 

 67 -30 25-45 brash. Pack ice edge runs 060° from 67-35 25-53 for 50 miles thence 66-58 28-58, 



67-06 30-37,66-37 33-12. 



Botwood closed with pack floe. Bay Exploits much ice. 

 Sydney west arm frozen, south arm open. Drift to horizon. Louisburg packed drift to 6 



miles off. 



Limit storis Greenland coast at 59-50 48-00 lying 10 to 20 miles off coast. 

 Trepassey Bay and Cape Race to St. .John's small ice along shore. 

 Shippigan full. Miscou, Pictou, drift outside. Elniira scattered drift in gulf. 

 Sydney same as April 6. 

 45-21, 60-45 to 45-06 60-40 heavy ice. 44-58 60-07, 45-27 59-22, 45-54 59-22 eastern edge. 



Northeast and southeast to visibility limit. 45-54 59-22 30 mile wide belt 069° true. 

 Eastern limit field ice Cape Freels north to 50-00 N., 10 miles off Cape St. John, Cape Bauld 



southeast to 51-05 53-45, 52-00 54-40, 52-30 54-35, 53-10 55-25, 54-20 53-45. 55-00 54-15. 



Belle Isle Strait some open water north side. Botwood fast ice to 49-20 N. then open to 



49-30 N. Notre Dame Bay loose lield ice. 



