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



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Pack, bergs. 



Pack 



-.-do 



—do 



---do 



..do 



Reres 



Pack- 



Tee line 



Bergs 



Pnrk, bergs 



Berg? 



...do. 

 Pack- 



---do. 

 ---dn 

 .--do 

 Bergs. 

 Pack, 

 -..do 

 Bpres. 

 Pack. 



Bergs. 

 Pack. 



Brash.. 

 Pack.-. 



Bergs. - 

 Pack... 

 ...do.. 

 Borgs.. 

 Pack -. 

 .-..do.- 

 Bergs- . 

 Various 



27,28 

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None. 

 Pack. 



Location and Remarks 



Bergs... 

 Ice line. 



APBiL — Continued 



Limits pack ice Baccalieu Island, 48-00 51-50, 48-20 50- 50, 48-40 51-10, 48-25 50-00, 

 48-05 48-40. 48-25 48-40, 49-15 50-00. Detached pack 47-40 47-55, 47-20 47-15, 

 48-05 47-50. Solid cores in peninsula and detached pack. Large bergs vicinity 48-05 

 47-40. 



Heavy pack ice 47-45 48-41. 



Heavy pack ice extends from 48-40 50-20 to 48-10 49-00 thence in northerly direction. 



At Stephenville ice moving off shore, only 100 yards out. Just started to move 20 .^pril. 

 Ice close inshore north to Bay of Islands. Close packed to unbroken ice off shore. 



On course 075° true from Sydney ice from about 10 miles off coast Cape Breton Island 

 to east. Coverage 5/10 to 7/10. Little ice to south of course. 



Edge of ice pack 48-15 52-36, 48-32 52-15, 48-33 52-32, 48-48 52-36, 48-52 53-33. 

 From 49-15 53-15 to north ice into shore. East edge 49-48 51-00 to 49-59 51-15 to 

 50-27 52-43. 



Small beres in ice packs. Numerous bergs off northeast edge. 



Floes from coast to 50-20 52-50. 



49-05 48-25, 49-45 51-00, 50-32 52-10. 



3 at 48-47 48-42, 1 at 49-00 47-09, l?rge berg at 49-07 46-00. 1 at 51-30 51-58. 



Ice beginning to break vicinity Cape Freels. Vicinity Togo Island solid ice with cracks. 

 From 50 N., 52 N.. to 51-10 51-00 appears to be open towards Belle Isle. Numerous 

 large bergs north of 51-10 N. 



Loose pack with some solid areas within limits 59-20 53-00, 58-10 52-10, 58- 25 51-00, 

 49-10 50-05, 49-25 50-10, 49-40 51-40, 50-10 52-00, 49-20 53-00. Clear coast to 

 area but no observations northwest and southeast therefrom. 5 bergs within 15 mile 

 radius 49-10 51-20. Scattered bergs beyond pack to line northwest to southeast 

 through 50-20 50-00. 



48-30 50-20 huge berg plus 10 large bergs within 10 mile radius. 49-20 48-02 berg 

 (14 mile by 1/8 mile by 200 feet), plus 6 bergs within 25 mile radius. Limits Cape 

 Freels. 47-50 50-40, 49-05 50-00, 48-50 48-20, 50-00 48-20, 51-10 50-00. Detached 

 field 30 by 50 miles believed centering 49 N., 47 W. 



50-12 44-52. 



Ice pack 15 to 25 miles distant from shore along north coast Prince Edward Island extends 

 to about 15 miles southwest of Cape Ray. Small patch of broken ice east of Scatari 

 Island. 



Eastern ice edge from 48-30 49-12 to 47-55 48-45. 



Light ice vicinity Prince Edward Island north of 46-40 N. Strings 46-10 58-45. 



Eastern edge through 48-30 49-15. 47-56 48-50, 47-50 47-40. 



Many large bergs up to 20 miles northeast of line. 



47-36 47-39. 



Pack ice 48-00 49-00 to 47-46 47-40. 



Bergs from 48-00 49-00 to 47-30 47-00 all sides. 



Scattered ice near 47-55 47-53 becoming heavier between 47-50 47-40 then lighter to 

 limit at 47-33 47-35. 



47-35 47-53,47-32 47-45,47-25 47-34. 



Summary of Gulf of St. Lawrence conditions: South and west limits of field as follows: 

 from 20 miles northwest Cape St. Lawrence to 20 miles north of East Point Prince 

 Edward Island to 16 miles northwest of North Point to 20 miles east of Birch Point 

 to 47-40 62-00 to 48-40 62-50 thence north to Anticosti. Navigation possible to 

 Quebec skirting this field to George Bay and Gut of Canso. Father Point. Bersimis, 

 Points des Monts, Point Tupper to Meat Cove and Cape Ray clear of ice. West Point, 

 Heath Point, and Shippigan heavy open ice. Shediae light close pack. Gaspe ap- 

 proaches drift ice. Gaspe Bay west of line from Douglastown to Little Gaspe solid. 



Small patch 46-10 48-45, East coast Cape Breton Island clear. 



Ice edge about 20 miles north of Prince Edward Island extending to vicinity Magdalen 

 Island. No ice east or west coast Cape Breton Island. Little ice visible Northumber- 

 land Strait. Small patch dirty ice visible about 46-50 49-20. 



48-00 50-00, 47-50 49-20. 47-20 48-40. 47-40 47-50. 47-40 47-40. 47-50 47-10. 



Edge Baccalieu Island to 48-10 50-20 thence northerly. 



Field ice 48-02 48-04. and 35 miles east, heavy. 



Berg 48-42 47-19. Several in vicinity 47-50 48-00. 



Ship in ice at 49-45 50-52. 



Heavy pack ice centering 150 miles northeast of St. John's. 



Numerous in and around pack. 



Gulf summary: Western part of Gulf breaking. Scattered ice in field about 30 miles 

 long by 28" miles wide south of South Point. Anticosti. Another within following 

 limits: 47-20 64-00 to 48-00 63-40 to 47-20 63-40. Open water between above field 

 ice and Magdalen Islands (about 40 miles wide). Close pack from 25 miles north of 

 Bird Rocks to vicinitv Cape Ray. South edge from 15 miles north of Cape St. Lawrence 

 to 20 miles north of East Point Prince Edward Island to 15 miles north of North Point 

 Prince Edward Island to 30 miles east of Birch Point. Then mostly clear south and 

 west of the above limits to west coast of Cape Breton, north coast PrinceEdward Island 

 and east coast of New Brunswick. Na%ngation possible through Strait of Canso via 

 Northumberland Strait or East Point passing south and west of ice field to river St. 

 Lawrence and Quebec. Scattered pack from St. Paul Island southeast to about 46 N. 



Sighted no ice on flight Argentia to Sydney and return (visibility up to 20 miles). 



From Bird Rocks to 20 miles west of Cape Ray open and close pack. Gulf west of 61 W.. 

 clearing. Occasional strings, from 25 miles north of East Point Prince Edward Island 

 to Magdalens with narrow strip along west coast of Magdalens. Open pack from 

 15 miles west of Cape St. Lawrence to 20 miles west of Cape Ray. Lane 10 miles wide 

 north of a line from Cape St. Lawrence to Cape Ray. East edge extends from 15 

 miles southwest of Cape Ray to 47-10 58-55 to 46-50 58-50 thence St. Paul Island. 



Very numerous from 49-00 47-30 to 47-30 47-30. No other ice sighted. 



50-00 52-00. 50-05 51-45. 49-20 49-50. 49-20 51-48. 50-00 50-53, 49-35 49-30. 50-03 

 51-28. 



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