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



Day of T, „ 



Month ^yP^ 



Location and Remarks 



Ice lines 

 Bergs.. 

 Pack.... 



9-39 50-42, 49-37 51-24, 49-38 



50- 



M.^T — Continued 



Bergs ._._! 8 at 50-09 52-55. 1 very large and 3 small at 52-10 51-30. Singles at 50-37 51-58 



' 50-35 52-30, 50-25 53-00, 50-43 53-00. 

 50-20 52-30 and 52-30 50-25. 

 Several large inside ice line. 

 Inner edge begins -at 50-10 53-30. Ice continues for 25 miles cast well broken up. 



Broken ice at 51-10 52-20 and east 50 miles (apparently southern edge). 

 Ice line .50-35 52-42. On course 035° true ice floe continues in sight 30 miles to left. 51 -OS 



52-00 ice line. 51-20 52-10. From 52-35 50-05 on course 215° numerous bergs until 



ice floe met. 



Bergs 1 15 to 20 within 25 mile radius of 49-30 52-50. 1 large 49-40 52-10. 



Ice line '50-22 52-45. 



Bergs... 51-20 51-30, 51-00 51-40, 51-46 50-45, 50-45 49-40. 



---do 4 large in 20 mile radius of 51-06 51-43. 50-06 50-02 single berg. 



Pack Southern limits from 48-50 51-30 to 49-00 49-40 to 49-20 47-40. 



Bergs .Approximately 70 in area 30 mile radius from 49 N., 49 W. Large numbers to either side 



05 miles) of line from 46-00 48-20 to 47-35 46-55. 



Pan.. Pan ice in Belle Isle with bergs and some open water. 



Pack White Bay full. Considerable in Notre Dame Bav but also some open water in southern 



I part of bay. 



' Bergs i Quite numerous in area 75 miles east of Torbav. Large bergs sighted northeast of Gander. 



Ice line 49-50 49-50. 



do 51-27 50-58. 



Bergs 50-36 50-28,50-20 49-45. 



do 50-20 49-50,50-00 50-45,49-42 51-51. 



.---do 50-14 50-30, 49-40 50-05, 49-38 50-23, 49-47 50-56, 



51-33, 50-00 4S-.50. 



None On course 063° from Gander no pack to 50-00 \V. 



Bergs 50-05 51-10, 50-30 50-35, 50-25 49-.55, 49-30 54-20. 



--.-do 47-10 49-10, 51-05 49-25, 49-50 52-40, 50-40 51-10. 



----do Scattered for 20 miles off shore vicinity 49-30 N. 50-20 51-10, 50-38 49-3 



49-30, 50-30 50-00. 

 --..do All around area 10 miles northeast of Deadman's Bav (49-25 53-30), near Funk Island 



(49-45 .53-11) and area 50 N., 52 W., practicallv saturated with icebergs, 

 -.--do .50-20 49-50, .50-00 50-45, 49-42 51-51, 48-38 53-31, 50-00 48-50, 50-14 50-30, 49-40 



50-05, 49-30 54-20, 50-05 51-10, 47-10 49-10, 15 to 20 bergs at 48-10 51-13. At 



47-00 47-15 .several. 



Pack Fogo Island up to 60 miles north of Island and about 50 miles west. 



Bergs Scattered over area from coast to about 100 miles north (same vicinity). 



Berg 47-00 47-15. 



.-..do 46-28 47-34. 



None No solid pack ice seen following course 065° true from Gander. 



Cakes Scattered cakes ice within 50 miles of shore. 



Pack Pack edge runs along 51-20 N., to west of 50-30 W., thence southwest to 50-40 52-10 



thence southwest to Fogo Island. 



Bergs 50-15 48-30, 50-50 46-20, 50^0 51-10. 



Ice line 49-50 52-05. 



Bergs 49-55 52-00 (280 feet high), 50-30 48-25. 



Floes In area 58-39 42-46. 



Pack ice Off Fogo Island. 



Ice line 49-47 50-45, 50-00 54-00. 



Bergs In area 51-00 N., to 49-50 N., and 54-00 W., to 48-00 W. 



Ice line 49-50 49-50. 



Bergs 50-26 52-40, 51-00 49-22, 51-10 48-00. Small bergs are strung out in groups from the 



coast of Newfoundland to 51-10 48-00. 



Pack Heavy close packed ice everywhere at Point Amour, moving west. 



Bergs Numerous Point .4mour. 



Berg Large berg 46-12 45-57. 



Bergs 1 large at 45-40 47-40, 2 large at 45-22 48-20 (within 5 miles of each other). 1 large at 



45-40 48-18. 

 Pack Covers Hamilton Inlet and extends approximately 100 miles into Davis Strait. This 



ice is slowly breaking to give a few clear spots. 



Bergs 49-30 50-35, 49-15 50-00, 49-38 51-30, 49-46 53-00, 50-10 51-10, 48-35 47-25, 48-40 



45-45, 49-35 52-00. 



-.-do 1 at 44-12 49-57, 3 at 44-45 49-10. 



---do 45-50 49-25, 46-00 49-00, 46-10 48-20, 46-10 49-15, 45-07 50-10, 45-30 49-55, 4^30 



-..do I 49-44 51-20, 50-10 51-10, 49-55 50-31, 49-30 52-11, 49-15 52-15. 



--.do " 49-35 52-00, 49-30 50-35, 50-15 49-40. 



do 49-30 51-50 (150 feet high), 49-38 51-30 (several), 49-46 52-00 (large). 



Bergs, pack.-.. 55-34 53-33, 54-02 52-31, scattered field at 55-17 53-49. 



Bergs Field of bergs bounded by 50-30 46-10, 48-07 45-30, 48-15 46-50. Quite a large number 



of bergs in this field. 48-40 45-45 (about 250 feet high), 

 ---do..-- 49-57 51-21, 48-42 47-19, 48-35 47-25, 47-48 47-52, 47-28 47-58 (given as ice lines but 



probably bergs). 

 --do 10 in vicinity 48-00 51-00. 15 bergs vicinity 47-40 50-20, approximately 30 at 47-25 



49-40 (also some floe ice). 

 Pack Small patch north of Fogo Island. Small patch northeast of Fogo Island 20 miles. Pack 



edge at 51-00 54-00 running east and west, and 53-20 53-30 running east and west. 

 Bergs, pack-... Scattered north of Fogo Island. 53-40 53-10,53-20 53-20. Scattered ice due north 



of Fogo, stretches inland to west, and east to the 53rd meridian. 



Berg 48-53 42-36 (verv large). 



Bergs 49-1 8 45- 00, 49-09 49-20 . 



Berg 47-20 46-40. 



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