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Pack 67-04 25-28 to 67-25 24-28 thence 051° true. Brash 66-48 N. to 66-57 24-16. 30 mile 

 channel between brash and pack. 



Southwest coast Greenland north Cape Farewell usual bergs, growlers, no pack. 



66-42 23-03 berg with others nearby. 



Southwest coast Greenland no pack, usual bergs and growlers. 



r.abrador coast light open ice extending 20 to 50 miles off shore 57-30 61-05 to 59-30 62-45 

 thence larger and heavier to 35 miles east Button Islands. Some heavy strings southern part 

 entrance Hudson Strait. Center and west parts Ungava Bay mostly covered light ice with 

 some heavy strings in this area along line bearing 60-40 65-00 to vicinity Cape Hopes Advance. 

 Shore lead 8 to 20 miles wide Button Island to George River. Southern part Ungava open 

 59-20 66-35 to Leaf Bay. Central and northern part Hudson Strait to 30 miles east Cape 

 Resolution clear to line from Cape Hopes Advance to Savage Islands. All this area easily 

 navigable ice protected vessels. Usual bergs and growlers from Hamilton Inlet north to Hud- 

 son Strait extending 40 to 50 miles off shore. Very few bergs Hudson Strait. 



Labrador coast, Hudson Strait, Gray Strait, Ungava Bay navigable by ice protected vessel. 



Upper Frobisher Bay ice still fast. 



Southwest coast Greenland small bergs and growlers. Prince Christian Sound open. 



Skov and Brede Fjords scattered bergs and growlers. 



East Greenland above 75 N. ice extends indefinitely off shore. Heads some Fjords clearing 

 due streams from glaciers. 2 leads north and south 5 to 7 miles wide 15 miles off shore from 

 76-20 N. to 77-20 N. and 75-20 N. to 75-40 N. East to west lead 8 to 10 miles wide ex- 

 tending east to visibility limit (50 miles) at 74-50 N., similar leads 74-20 N. and 72-45 N. 

 On to south succession similar leads separated by wider stretches packed drift. Probably 

 navigable to coast from east between 70 and 75 N. 



Upper Frobisher Bay ice still fast. 



Southwest coast Greenland bergs and growlers. Angmagssalik pack closed in. 



Upper Frobisher Bay ice fast, open water 1 mile distance. 



Skov Fjord normal amount of ice. 



Pack icelimits 65-58 33-56, 67-00 29-00, 68-10 24-44, 69-05 18-00. 8 miles brash outsidelimits. 

 Pack ice also 65-28 34-05 extending to southwest. Large berg 65-59 24-20. 



Vicinity Dannebrog Island close packed ice and storis. 



Vicinity Angmagssalik scattered bergs and pack ice. 



Greenland coast south of Skov Fjord bergs and growlers. Angmagssalik considerable pack ice. 

 Eskimonaes Shoal ice free, close pack ofif coast. 



Ikateq Fjord vicinity bergs and growlers. 



Scoresby Sound coast close pack. Fjord mostly free. 



49-45 52-50 berg. 



Western Ungava to Cape Hopes Advance patches open pans. Diana Bay broken pans, full. 

 Frobisher Bay above Island barrier unbroken sheets rotten local ice, impassable estimated open 

 in 1 week. Frobisher Bay east of islands thin pack adjacent north shore. Entrance clear 

 Gabriel Strait, Gray Strait, Hudson Strait to Big Island clear. Usual bergs all areas. 



Denmark Strait brash ice from 66-20 25-30 northwest and northeast to 66-50 24-00. Drift 

 66-50 24-00 to 66-58 23-00 thence pack to 68-10 22-20 to 69-20 20-00. 



East Greenland pack 66-00 35-30 to 60-00 33-30 thence generally 065° true. Heavy pack 

 67-00 28-00. Strings outside. 



West coast usual bergs and growlers. Tunugdliarfik Fjord clear. Angmagssalik southern 



limit pack 30 miles north extending 12 to 15 miles seaward broading to north. 

 67-30 25-00 unnavigable pack. Pack from Greenland coast north of 66 N. 35 W. at 060° true to 



67-30 28-00 thence east and north past 25 W. 

 Southwest Greenland usual bergs and growler. 



East Greenland coast from 70 N. through 75-16 13-22 heavy pack poor leads. 

 Denmark Strait large fields bergs centered 65-30 33-30. East Greenland coast Sadlermuit 



(66-15 N.) to Cape Ryder (69-05 N.) pack paralleled coast extending 10 to 15 miles off. Drift 



ice to 10 miles outside pack Sadlermuit to Kangerdlugssuak (68-05 N.). Sludge ice edge 



through 67 N. 33 W., 67-10 30-00, 68-10 25-30, open channel 2 to 7 miles wide from 68-15 



24-31 to 69-50 22-12. Pack thence east of channel. Drift ice from 65-46 27-06 to 68-51 



21-10 with patches brash to seaward. Bergs at 66-46 24-40, 65-02 24-19, 65-18 25-31. 

 75-00 15-20 heavy to rafted pack all bearings to excellent visibility limit. Pack to Shannon 



Island. 

 Good lead through pack Scoresby Sound from 69-40 19-30 to 70-20 21-30. Considerable ice at 



fjord entrance. 

 74-30 18-00 heavy pack, leads closed, numerous floebergs. 

 74-36 18-00 numerous bergs. Heavy rafted pack south and west to beach. Large bergsstranded 



on beach. 

 Vicinity Eskimonaes, Gael Hamkes Bay west of Cape Mary scattered pack and growlers. Heavy 



to rafted pack north, cast, and south of 74 N. 20 W. North and south leads 6 miles off beach 



due west wind. 

 Ice field from Scoresby Sound to 69-30 19-00 thence northeast and southwest to visibility limit. 



Scoresby Sound full of ice to Cape Hooker with narrow lead south shore. 

 62-08 55-18 berg. 

 Eskimonaes spring, summer unusually cold and foggy. Continued presence exceptionally 



heavy pack. New ice forming in pack 15 August; fjords 25 August. Immense numbers 



bergs. 

 Dove Bay open, navigable from Cape Alf TroUe only. Pack along beach Cape Mary north to 



Cape Waldemar thence ice free to Isle de France. 

 East edge of pack through 73-50 16-00 close packed north to 74-20 N. thence heavy large floes 



with edge tending northeast. 



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