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 Several south of St. John's Harbor entrance. 



2 off St. John's. 



5 off St. John's Harbor entrance. 

 Several off St. John's Harbor entrance. 

 4 off St. John's. 



3 vicinity 48 N., 52 W. 

 3 miles off St. John's. 



Koksoak River entrance clear water to 12 miles off then scattered pack to 33 miles off. 

 10/10 cover thence to Akpatok Island thence heavy pack 7/10 cover to Gabriel Strait. 

 Latter filled with pack. Edge heavy close packed ice from 20 miles south Resolution 

 Island to 40 miles east thence southeast to limit visibility. East part Ungava Bay shore 

 water 8 miles wide, but Bay considered unnavigable. Navigable to Acadia Cove from 

 eastward by ice protected vessels. Few bergs in area. 



20 scattered in area enclosed by Cape Race, 45-30 51-20, 45-10 52-10. 10 fairly large 

 vicinity 47-35 50-10. 10 scattered along coast from Cape Race to 30 miles north. 



3 miles off St. John's. 



2 miles off St. John's. 



46-39 53-03. 



46-38 53-40. 



25 miles off coast from St. John's numerous bergs all sizes. Too many to plot or count. 



20 along coast Cape Race to St. John's. 



44-51 45-03. 



Two within 10 miles Torbay. Several off month Trinity Bay. Numbers off Bonavista 

 Bay and in Notre Dame Bay (15 or more visible at all times from plane). Bergs off 

 Horse Islands. Large numbers off Grey Islands, and Hare Bay (30 to 40 bergs visible 

 at all times with 15 miles visibility). 



2 at 45-55 48-02. 



Aground south of St. John's. 



48-13 46-20 occasional single berg. 



Many bergs to over 50 miles east of St. John's. 



Loose ice around Nottingham Island. Cape Hopes Advance ice closed to horizon. 



45-20 49-00 3 bergs. 



Vicinity St. John's several scattered close inshore. 



51-50 51-46. 



Off Cape St. Francis. 



2 at mouth of Conception Bay. 1 aground north of entrance to St. John's Harbor. 

 48-58 52-04. 



53-13 44-49, 53-12 44-51, 48-02 51-48. 



Heavy pack to 80 miles seaward from eastern entrance Hudson Strait thence south along 



Labrador coast probably past 58 N. 

 58-13 67-10 in Ungava Bay heavy pack. 



40 in Belle Isle Strait. No ice sighted St. John's to Cape Norman. 

 48-34 50-51. 



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Ungava Bay full heavy drifting pack containing numerous large pans. Shore lead open 



from Button Islands narrowing vicinity George River there opening and closing with 



wind and tide. 

 Belle Isle Strait large number small bergs Belle Isle to Cape Norman. 

 47-58 52-34 bergs. Funk Island to Cape Bauld to Cape Norman numerous bergs. 

 Belle Isle to Labrador coast ice dangerous to navigation (presumably bergs and growlers). 

 Ungava Bay ice 15 miles or more off shore in southern part, 8 to 10 miles off in east part. 



Button Islands to Resolution Island and east clear. Ice .situation materially improved 



in past week. 

 Strait of Bell Isle southwest of Red Bay scattered bergs. 

 Strait of Belle Isle 10 north side, several south side. 

 47-51 52-01. 



3 off Belle Isle, 3 aground Baldock Point, 2 off Forteau Bay. 

 Strait of Belle Isle north side 11, south side 3. 



Berg 8 miles off St. John's. Numerous bergs and growlers north side Belle Isle Strait. 



Strait of Belle Isle many large and small. 



47-40 52-37 huge berg. 



Davis Strait scattered pack along Baffin Land coast from 63-00 N., to Cape Micklesham 

 thence tongue close packed ice eastnorthcast 32 miles then clear to 67-00 N. Ungava 

 Bay pack open scattered navigable. Ice field from 20 miles northeast Churchill to 140 

 miles, passable to west. ^ Hudson Bay route clear otherwise. 



Aground north of St. John's Harbor entrance. 



Table of Ice Reports, Greenland Area, 1943 



DECEMBER, 1942 



Edge bears northeast-southwest through 66-50 26-35. 



Edge through 66-55 26-43, numerous lanes. 



Edge through 67-49 28-19, 68-02 26-30, 68-10 24-30, 68-17 22-33, thence brash i 



Upper reaches Sondrcstrom Fjord 6 miles 4 inch ice. 



Sondrcstrom Fiord 38 miles 6 inch ice. 



Tunugdliarfik Fjord light ice. 



Southwest coast Greenland. First of season to pass Cape Farewell. 



Sondrcstrom Fjord 30 miles 6 to 12 inch ice. 



Southwest Greenland inner edge bears 260° past 46 W. Extends south over 25 miles. 



Scattered along southwest coiist Greenland. Berg 59-50 47-35. 



Tunugdliarfik Fjord light winter ice. 



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