Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland Area, 19^3 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location and Remarks 



Bergs. 

 Pack. 



Bergs 

 Pack. 



Bergs.. 

 Pack... 

 Bergs.. 



Various 



Pack.... 

 Ice line. 

 Bergs... 

 Ice line. 

 Bergs... 



Slob.... 

 Pack ... 



Ice lini 



Bergs. 

 Pack- 



ice lines. 



Bergs... 



Pack.... 

 Bergs... 

 Pack-... 



Bergs. . . 



Pack.... 

 Berg.... 

 Pack.... 

 ...do... 



Ice lines. 

 Berg.... 

 V anous. 



Pack, berp— . 



APRIL — Contmued 



Large bergs vicinity 49-00 50-00, large berg 49-15 53-15, berg 51-51 49-58. 



Loose pack consider?ble open water, from Sydney 100 miles east on course across Miquelon 

 Islands (north and south to limit visibility, 20 miles). 



49-58 45-24, and 49-45 45-14. No indications of pack ice. 



Extending from 10 to 15 miles off north shore of Prince Edward Island to 10 to 15 miles 

 north of Magdalens. Rather heavy pack from 10 to 20 miles off Cape North to 15 

 miles wide extending northeast of bydney almost to Newfoundland coast. Field of 

 ice visible from Louisburg tending east southeast. Scattered patches of ice to within 

 60 miles of Miquelons on course 076° true from bydney. 



48-18 4ti-40, 2 at 48-28 46-36, berg 48-28 46-31, 2 bergs sighted between last 2 positions. 



Ice lines: along 49-50 W., at 50 N., 50-00 50-00. 49-30 50-55, 48-40 51-25, 51-42 50-30. 



49-58 48-50, 49-10 48-03, 49-27 47-03, 49-45 49-00, 49-48 51-45, 49-29 52-33, 51-30 

 45-28. Large berg at 50-15 45-50. 2 large bergs in vicinity 49-20 51-10. Large 

 berg at 50-15 45-50. Large berg at 51-42 50-30. 6 large bergs vicinity 50-10 48-30. 



Summary Gulf of St. Lawrence conditions. Quebec to Cape des Rosiers mostly open 

 water. North of line from Cape des Rosiers to 48-30 63-00 to south coast Anticosti 

 open water with scattered pans. Eastward from 63 W., to 20 miles west of Cape Ray, 

 over usual steamer track to River, heavy close pack everywhere. Drift ice Cape 

 Tormentme to Pictou thence clear to Cape George. Route from Pictou vie Strait of 

 Canso navigable during daylight. Light ice in Canso btrait. Bay clear. Eastern edge 

 ice from 15 miles off Cape Ray to 46-00 58-30, 45-20 58-25, 45-30 59-50 to 7 miles 

 ofl bcatari. Ice moved off shore along east coast Cape Breton Island. Scattered 

 ice Louisburg, Chedabucto Bay. 



Conception bay entirely free of ice. Inshore edge 10 miles out at 47-40 52-25 bepring 

 towards Baccalieu Island. Ice to south very light strings less than 1/10 cover. 5/10 

 cover light ice 5 miles to north at 47-40 52-10, no ice to south. Scattered brash ice 

 5 to 10 miles north then large patch open water with extensive field beyond. Ice 

 corner at 47-50 52-00 tending uorthnortheast. 



49-40 61-00, 47-25 50-42, 49-55 49-35, 49-48 49-05, 49-22 50-57, 49-40 50-40, 48-52 

 60-40. 



49-49 46-05, 49-32 45-08 (50 to 100 feet high 30 to 50 yards wide), 60-30 46-35, 49-25 

 49-12, 49-30 51-20. 



Field ice to 30 or 40 miles off Newfoundland coast south to 48-00 N. 



10 bergs 48-50 N., between 61 W., and 62 W. (up to 2000 feet long). 



Drift ice, little open water. Strait of Belle Isle. W hitc Bay, Notre Dame Bay considerable 

 ice. 



49-02 49-41, 49-20 48-00, 49-40 49-15, 49-30 48-32, 49-47 50-26, 49-28 48-20, 48-12 

 46-42. 



From coast to 49-47 49-16. 



48-06 50-15 (large). 



Eastern edge of ice pack at 48-42 48-17 bearing north. 



Scattered pack extending from about 15 miles off north and east shores Cape Breton 

 Island to line 47-10 67-20 to 46-40 68-30. Appeared to be 16 to 20 miles clear water 

 on south coast Newfoundland. 



49-30 51-30, 60-50 50-30, 50-20 49-40, 50-48 51-20, 50-20 49-40, 50-30 51-00. 



61-45 49-55. 



Summary Gulf of St. Lawrence conditions: Montreal to Quebec not navigable. Quebec 

 to Red Islands navigable scattered ice. East from Red Islands to Cape des Rosiers 

 and along north shore Seven Islands mostly clear. Also mostly clear east from Cape 

 des Rosiers north of 48 N., to 62-30 W., with narrow ice strip along south coast Anti- 

 costi Island. Orphan Bank to Bonrventure Island and wesi into Bay Chaleur to New 

 Carlisle scattered ice. Gaspe harbor and approaches to Douglastown solid. East from 

 62-30 W., over usual steamer track to Cape Ray ice loosening. Loose around Cape 

 Ray. East edge of pack extends from Cape Ray southeast to 75 miles east and south- 

 east of bcatari. Ice has moved off east coast Cape Breton. Loose patches south from 

 St. Paul Island. Sydney Harbor and approaches thence Scatari clear of ice. Loose ice 

 along shore Scatari to Guion Island, btrait of Canso a little scattered ice. George 

 Bay clear. West coast Cape Breton clean to vicinity Cheticamp. Cape George west 

 through Northumberland btrait mostly clear. Some patches drift in Strait between 

 Cape Bear and Pictou Island. Narrow strip along north shore of strait to West Point. 

 Solid ice in Summerside and Egmont Bays. Pictou harbor clear. Route from Pictou 

 through Strait of Canso navigable. 



Southern limit off east coast Newfoundland about 48 N. 



49-30 60-65. 



50-11 46-20 2 bergs. 



50-16 50-25, 53-30 64-40, 61-44 49-30, 49-00 49-00, 49-30 60-65. 



Small 51-00 43-40. Large 50-26 45-20. Several 49-00 46-36. Berg 50-1 1 45-50, 49-38 

 44-49. 



String of rotten ice outside Louisburg harbor not over 300 yards wide. 



Pocket in pack at 48-12 49-18. Clear to east 10 miles with maximum extension of pack 

 48-06 49-00. Axis of pack from 48-00 49-00 to northwest. 4 miles unbroken ice in 

 center along axis of pack. Pack 30 miles wide from 48-12 49-18. Pack appeared to 

 thin out 30 to 40 miles to northwest this position. This patch probably detached 

 from main field. Occasional bergs visible in area northeast of pack. 



50-26 52-30, 60-30 63-30, 49-11 48 30, 60-22 52-38, 49-21 51-10, 50-25 63-30, 50-33 

 53-30, 60-25 62-30. 



50-33 53-30.50-30 63-30. 



Detached field with axis 47-20 47-15 to 48-00 48-00, width 20 to 25 miles. Open water 

 48-00 48-00 to 48-10 48-40 then pack northwest through 50-00 49-40. Southern 

 edge through 48-20 50-00 and from 48-00 51-45 to Baccalieu Island. 



47-68 51-42 to 48- 10 51-02 fiat cake ice in broken fields. Ice fields at 48-30 60-30 edge 

 running about 030° true for 60 miles. Several large berge to 26 miles east of field. 

 From Torbay through 49- 45 50-46 broken ice fields. 



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