Table of Ice Reports, 19U2 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Location and Description 



7 

 4.5 



SEPTEMBER 



Labrador coast many bergs to 35 miles off coast from 55-10 57-37 northwestward. 



Foxe Channel pack ice has moved south to line from Leyson Point on Southampton Island 

 to Nottingham Island. 



Scoresby Sound heavy pack from entrance to visibility limit. Pack extends 10 to 15 miles 

 seaward for at least 30 miles north and south of Cape Brewster. Much pack disintegrated 

 by 70 to 90 mile northerly gale on 4 to 6 Sep. ember. 



Rosenvinges Bay light to heavy pack and pyramidy bergs. 



Scoresby Sound to Angmagssalik bergs and light pack. 



Route through Hudson Strait to Churchill clear south pack ice Nottingham Island to Cape 

 Pembroke. 



East Greenland sightings 14 to 17 September. Drift ice 3/10 to 10/10 cover e.xtends off 

 coast 20 to 30 miles between 68-40 N. and 70-40 N. Scoresby Sound solid ice on north, 20- 

 k200-foot pans drift ice 7/10 to 8/10 cover across remainder mouth of sound (not navigable). 

 In sound 1/10 drift to 8 mile solid patch. Bergs to 150 feet high, 200 feet long from 67-22 

 23-33 to ice edge at 68-37 24-08. 



Foxe Channel ice extends as heavy loose pack Nottingham Island to 15 miles north Cape Pem- 

 broke (with some open strings to south) thence to 63-30 83-15 thence north and northeast 

 to shore. Patches light ice from Foxe Channel extend to 25 miles westnorthwest of Charles 

 Island. Routes south of ice sighted open, safe. Upper Frobisher Bay mostly open navigable 

 water with some paleocrystic ice. 



Southern limit pack Greenland coast to 68-00 26-30 thence undulating edge to northeast. 

 Pack from south to 69 N. light, thence heavy to rafted. Unusually large bergs in pack. 

 Northerly leads 5 to 20 miles off beach to past 69 N. Entrance to Scoresby Sound im- 

 passable from east. 



Scoresby Sound heavy pack 8 miles south. Heavy to rafted pack, stranded blocks, pyramid bergs 

 in harbor. 



Vicinity Scoresby Sound pack ice navigable with extreme difiicultv. 



Pack ice from Nottingham Island to 3 miles off Cape Pembroke. Large,' patches pack east of 

 Walrus Island. 



Pack ice Cape Pembroke north to Southampton Island. Padloping Island area practically 

 free of pack ice, navigable. 



East Greenland coast clear of pack between 68-26 26-54 and 69-40 23-00. Occasional bergs 

 within 15 miles of beach. Brash patch 10 miles long at 67-30 25-50 running 045° true. 

 Berg 66-50 24-35, 5 at 68-21 26-51. 



Foxe Channel pack ice closing Evans Strait lying tight against Cape Pembroke and on east 

 coast Coats Island. Open ice thence 30 miles southwest hence strings and patches. New 

 ice just forming upper Frobisher Bay. Padloping Island area practically free of pack ice. 



From Angmagssalik to 66-30 N. southern limits pack ice not sighted. 



54-09 53-05 very large berg. 



Churchill to Frobisher Bay ship sighted no ice. Cape Chidley to Churchill aircraft sighted 

 no ice. 



49-58 49-11 berg. 



50-35 47-37 berg. 



66-40 28-50 brash ice patch 4/5 square mile. 67-06 29-48 berg. Edge drift and brash with no 

 ice fast to land at 67-50 32-00. At 68-00 31-10 loose pack to 10 miles off shore thence drift 

 ice to 25 miles off thence brash to 35 miles off shore. At 68-40 24-10 close packed ice to 

 45 miles off coast thence drift 10 more miles at 68-50 21-20 pack to 40 miles off entrance Scores 

 by Sound thence drift and brash to 70 miles. 



48-44 50-22 large berg. 



Pack ice from Foxe Channel extends from Nottingham to Coats Island close packed. Open 

 drift ice south to Mansel and Digges Islands. Navigation conditions this area critical. Local 

 ice forming at times upper Frobisher Bay and Coral Harbor, Southampton Island. Some 

 shore ice at upper Frobisher. 



Angmagssalik extensive ice fields off shore to limit visibility. 



East Greenland area 66 N. 40 W. 1/10 brash, .\ngmagssalik area open brash 1/10 to 4/10 

 cover. Same north along coast to 66-20 N. where field ice and brash ice to 20 miles off coast 

 increasing in width to 30 miles at 67 N., 45 miles at 68 N. 



67-12 26-32 berg. 67-14 26-50 brash edge extends southwest 3 miles. Ice becomes close 

 packed toward Greenland coast. Occasional bergs about 30 miles off shore. From 67-15 

 29-57 heavy packed drift northeast to 68-30 22-15 thence edge bears 020° true. Fast ice 

 Scoresby Sound with 5 miles belt packed drift ice to eastward then 3 miles brash. 1 to 8 

 mile belt ice forming east of brash. 



Hudson Strait area ice conditions essentially same as on 20 October. 



East Greenland edge ice pack parallels coast from south through 69-10 21-50 past Scoresby 

 Sound extending seaward north thereof. 



Entrance King Oscar Harbor many growlers some bergs extending 20 miles off shore. Field 

 ice at offshore edge. 



East Greenland southern edge pack ice inshore approximately 65-00 N. 



Koksoak River freeze-up begun prohibiting operation small boats. 



Koksoak River closed for season by ice. Upper Frobisher 3 inches new ice upper bay and 5 

 inches inner anchorage end navigation for season. 



East Greenland at 64-45 36-30 open channel inshore with pack extending to 10 miles off in- 

 creasing to 20 miles off shore at 66-35 33-40. 



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