Table of Ice Reports, 1942 — Continued 



Day of 

 Mouth 



Location and Description 



APHiL— Continued 



Solid ice Labrador coast to Belle Isle 

 ) miles seaward. Botwood solid. 



Quebec coast solid. Belle Isle Strait 9/10 open water. 



to Cape Bauld. Loose ice from 51-30 N. to 50-00 N. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 

 As of 27 April except Sydney harbor and to horizon scattered drift ice. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 

 47-43 52-42, 48-08 53-01 bergs. 

 62-30 39-00 to 63-00 37-00 no ice. 

 Heath Point light broken. Tupper light close packed. Shippigan Bay full. Sydney Harbor 



both arms open, scattered drift to horizon. Gulf route practically clear. Northumberland 



Strait fairly clear Escuminac to Cape George. Heavy ice George Bay and Canso Strait. 



East point Prince Edward Island ice loosening. Ice 3 miles ofif Scatari, 2 miles off Flint Inland. 



Cape Breton coast clear from Cheticamp to Cape North to Sydney. Canso no ice. 



UAY 



Trepassey Bay berg. 

 Cape Pine berg 1 mile east. 



Canso Strait full heavy drift. East Point Prince Edward Island heavy drift and field close 

 packed gulf and strait. East coast Cape Breton ice moved off. Sydney, Canso no ice in sight. 

 Notre Dame Bay, Botwood, Burnt Island clear. Burnt Island to Tilt Cove (Cape St. John) 

 to Horse Island heavy arctic. Bonavista, Trinity Bays clear. 



Northwest limit from Cape Farewell south of Kitsigsu Islands to 59-50 45-30 and south 30 

 miles. Bergs and growlers to northwest of this limit. 40 inches ice Sondrestrom Fjord. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 



Shippigan Bay full. Pictou ice outside. Entrance Louisburg Harbor scattered drift. 30 

 miles so'ith of Heath Point patches and strings. Sydney harbor open. Elmira heavy close 

 packed in gulf and strait. 

 Gulf route open except pack from 10 miles east Heath Point to 48-31 62-08, 48-50 63-00 north 



to Anticosti. Chedabucto Bay and Strait Canso to George Bay to east point Prince Edward 



Island considerable drift ice. Close packed vicinity Prince Edward Island. Gabarus Bay 



and entrance Louisburg light patches. 

 Pictou heavy drift outside. Meat Cove open ice to shore. Cheticamp ice off shore fast. 

 Brash edge 67-40 23-10, 69-00 16-21, 70-58 08-30. 

 Horse Island, Cape St. John, Partridge Point loose ice. Notre Dame Bay light loose arctic 



ice all over bay from 3 miles off Long Point to Cape St. John. 

 Southwest coast Greenland numerous bergs and growlers, practically no pack. Sondrestrom 



Fjord 24 inches. 

 55-30, 43-30, 56-00 42-30 bergs. 

 Pack 5 miles northwest Port Hood Island to east point Prince Edward Island to 25 miles off 



east point Prince Edward Island to 5 miles off Cape St. Lawrence. Loose ice and strings to 



15 miles east Cape North. Other gulf routes clear. 

 White Bay heavy field ice Horse Island northwest to mainland and along coast at Williamsport. 



Belle Isle Strait western half clear, 3 bergs. 

 47-36 52-36 small bergs (3). From 5 miles east Englee (Canada Bay) to White Bay loose 



arctic ice. 

 Pictou drift ice outside. Elmira scattered drift off shore in strait. Cheticamp ice on shore. 



Berg 49-06 64-18. 

 Strait Belle Isle blocked from Cooks Harbor. Flowers Cove clear. 

 Brash edge: 67-30 24-05, 67-05 24-45, 66-58 25-33, 65-50 28-55, 65-32 29-40. 66-03 29-39, 



66-29 29-48 66-32 30-10. 

 Trepassey Bay small berg. 

 Field ice: Groais Island to 52-00 53-00 to 54-30 53-00 thence northwest.Al so Burnt Island to 



Cape St. John to Canada Bay. Botwood open. Bele Isle Strait closed. Bergs 52-22 53-00, 



54-18 53-22. 6 bergs 54-50 54-17. 40 bergs South Wolf Island to Venison Tickle. 5 bergs 



5 1 -40 54-45 . 1 2 bergs Hare Bay. 

 5-mile strip storis extending from Simutak Island to 60-40 47-15. 

 Southwest coast Greenland bergs and growlers. 

 Trepassey Bav berg. 

 48-33 62-47 berg. 

 Skov Fjord entrance to 20 miles towards Cape Desolation to 7 miles offshore broken field ice 



and bergs. North of 60-00 N. in 48-00 W. scattered bergs. 59-30 48-18, 58-47 48-58, 



57-00 48-30 bergs. 

 Southeast of Fogo Island several bergs. 

 Skov and Arsuk Fjords and entrances bergs and growlers. Northwest limit pack 60-30 47-10 



then southeast along coast 7 miles wide, light open. 23 inches Sondrestrom Fjord. Pack 



69-40 46-30. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 

 47-39 52-34 berg. 

 Torbay, Flat Rock Cove growlers aground. 47-22 52-37 berg. Notre Dame Bay blocked 



from Fogo Island. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 

 47-39 52-32 berg. 

 Julianehaab to Farewell pack to 15 miles offshore. Farewell to Cape Trolle extends 3 to 5 



miles offshore, to Cape Bille to 5 miles off shore, to 64-00 N. 3 to 5 mies off shore, at 64-00 N. 



40 miles off shore. Detached field 60 by 20 miles centering 64-20 3S-00 running east and west. 



64-00 N. to Angmagssalik extends 20 miles off shore. 

 47-06 62-42 berg. 

 Trepassey Bay berg. 

 50-30 55-40 many bergs and floes. 50-33 57-15 to Canadian coast floes 15 to 20 miles by 20 



miles. Belle Isle Strait east of 57-15 W. scattered floes; small medium bergs in south side. 



North channel mostly clear. 51-20, 56-50 floe. 51-25 55-33 field off Newfoundland shore. 



52-10 65-33 heavy pack. 62-45 55-30 pack extends seaward beyond limit visibility. 63-15 



65-40 pack broken into floes. 53-50 56-45 same. Hamilton inlet clear. Lake Melville 



and Inner channel frozen solid. 



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