Table of Ice Reports, Neivfo midland Area, 19^3 — Continued 



Location and Remarks 



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Floe.. 



Bergs. 



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 Pack.. 



Bergs. 



Ice line. 

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Pack... 



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 Pack- 



MAY — Continued 



Large berg in entrance St. John's Harbor, growlers breaking off. 

 50 vicinity 46-57 47-26. 

 48-15 50-55, 47-58 49-40, 45-45 45-00. 



From 48-08 N., to 45-00 N., and from 47-00 W., to 49-30 W., bergs everywhere, less 

 than 15 miles apart. 



6 large, three small within 15 miles St. John's Harbor entrance. 



5 large, 5 small within 12 miles St. John's Harbor entrance. Several aground near by. 



10 bergs, 4 growlers in area from 46-55 N., to 47-15 N., and 51-10 W., to 51-35 W. 



(All large) 44-24 48-48, 44-23 48-44, 44-16 49-02, 44-17 50-09. 



3 at 48-55 49-28. 



48-40 49-42. 



75 (mostly in western half following area) 46-27 52-20 to 46-27 47-38 to 45-53 47-38 



to 45-53 52-20. 

 10 (1 very large) within 15 mile radius of 44-38 48-30. 

 48-55 51-28, 3 at 48-40 49-45 (1 berg square shaped 50 feet high, 2,500 square yards in 



area). 



7 large and several small off St. John's Harbor. Some bergs aground this vicinity. 

 Hudson Strait summary: Koksoak River solid ice, mouth open. Ungava Bay south shore 



clear of ice to 59 N., thence west coast to north solid, large floes to shore line. Mouth 

 Payne River and upstream clear to within 2 miles of trading post. Solid ice floes in 

 Hudson Strpit between Button Islands and Resolution Island, few breaks, little open 

 water. Apparently cracking in middle of strait. Resolution to lower Savage Islands 

 some open water. Labrador coast ice free to 10 miles off then solid ice to 65 miles off. 

 Outer limits roughly from lower Savage Islands to 59-00 60-00 thence curving towards 

 shore to 55-00 56-00. 



2 at 46-50 52-00, 1 at 46-25 52-55, 1 at 46-40 53-00, 1 at 46-45 52-53, 4 or 5 bergs close 

 in Cape Race to St. John's (probably aground). 



5 bergs aground vicinity St. John's Harbor entrance. 

 Several large bergs at 50-00 47-00. 



JUNE 



55-18 65-40. 

 55-25 55-18. 



3 large bergs and several growlers aground vicinity St. John's. 

 2 small bergs at 45-30 50-00. Large berg 46-23 52-45. 

 Numerous scattered bergs 45-00 48-00 to 46-35 45-55. 

 Numerous scattered bergs all along course St. John's east to 47 W. 

 47-50 50-05. 2 at 48-05 50-52. 



9 bergs (several aground) vicinity St. John's. 



47-30 49-45, 47-40 49-25, 48-13 50-58. 



46-30 53-05, 46-40 52-50. 



From coast out 150 miles at 055° true from Cape Race innumerable bergs with at least 



25 large ones. 

 All along east coast of Newfoundland. 

 25 large bergs sighted from Cape Race to 45 N., 50 W. 

 Numerous scattered large bergs 20 to 30 miles southwest of shore, course Cape Race to 



Virgin Rocks. 

 7 bergs vicinity St. John's, several pieces in harbor entrance. 

 54-56 56-30. 

 54-40 55-45. 

 55-25 54-50. 



2 bergs and 2 growlers aground vicinity St. John's. 

 2 large bergs 6 miles southeast of Cape Pine. 

 Inshore Grey Islands northwards (reported as ice jam). 



2 bergs moving south across St. John's Harbor entrance. Several more within 10 miles. 



1 berg 300 feet high 10 miles southeast Cape Race. 2 large bergs, many small ones this 

 area. 



3 large bergs aground vicmity St. John's Harbor, 

 east of harbor entrance. Several growlers in sa 



7 large and 3 small 30 miles southeast Cape Race 



2 medium size 15 miles south of Cape Pine. 

 1 medium and 1 small 15 miles south of Cape Pine. 

 Occasional bergs and ice at 46-34 49-32. 

 30 to 40 in area 50-30 W., to 51-00 W., from 47-40 N., to 47-55 N. 



at 47-50 48-28, 15 to 30 within 10 mile radius 47-50 50-00. 15 to 

 radius 46-48 48-56. 



1 at 44 N., 52 W. 1 at 43-50 52-30. 3 at 46-50 52-50. Scattered bergs Cape Race to 

 Virgin Rocks, also north to St. John's. 



Several vicinity 46-07 52-52. Apparently hundreds vicmity 47-21 48-12. Many large 

 bergs 5 to 50 miles east of Cape Race and north to St. John's. 



Hudson Strait Area: Solid ice Akpatok Island to Cape Hopes Advance and along south 

 coast Hudson Strait. East Coast Hudson Bay from Smith Island to Kovic Harbor 

 solid ice extending 2 miles off shore then open lead 6 to 10 miles wide then hea^'y floes. 

 Mansel Island to Coats Island broken floes. 



Hudson Strait Area: Ungava Bay open from south to 59 N. North of 59 N., and west of 

 57-30 W., solid ice or broken pack. East of 57-30 W., large penetrable floes to coast. 

 Open water in Hudson Strait north of line 61-30 70-00 to 63-20 74-00 to Salisbury 

 Island to 64-00 79-00 to 65-00 81-00. Open channel north in Foxe Channel to visi- 

 bility hmit but all ice south and west of above line frozen solid. Occasional loose floes 

 in open channel. Frobisher Bay open from mouth to Gabriel Island thence loose floes 

 to Fletcher and Bates Islands thence solid ice. Cumberland Sound frozen solid from 

 Davis Strait to 67 W., then open water to west. Padloping Island area frozen with 

 heavy broken ice off shore in Davis Strait to 58 W., at about 67 N., then clear to east. 



4 drifting easterly 2 to 10 miles south- 

 le area. 



1 (200 feet high) 

 10 within 10 mile 



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