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



Location and Remarks 



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JUNE — Continued 



Vicinity 67 N., Davis Strait covered from Baffin Land coast to 68 W. Broken ice in 

 packs near coast, looser at fringes, clear east of 58 W. Sondrcstrom Fjord open to 

 a point 45 miles from mouth, thereafter for 20 miles fjord open but ice apparently 

 submerged. Remainder of fjord frozen solid. 



Edge runs through 66-05 29-30 to 66-08 27-39 to 66-21 26-30 thence northeast. 8/10 

 brash and floe ice, size from 2 to 20 feet extend as far as 20 miles from ice edge. 



Numerous bergs (large) and growlers off Narsarssuak. Narsarssuak Reach clear. 



Skov Fjord heavy storis north to entrance. 



Northern limit navigable scattered storis from mouth Skov Fjord to 60-30 48-00, 60-32 

 48-30, 60-45 49-00, thence due west to 50 W., beyond which no visibility. 



Northern limit in vicinity 60-45 50-00. Shore lead around Capes Desolation and Thor- 



Northernmost limit storis at present about 60-40 N. 



Northern limit at 60-56 50-59. Shore lead around Nunarsuit navigable. 



Ice edge through 68-06 22-00, 67-45 23-16, 67-44 23-42, 67-38 23-57, 67-37 24-02, 

 67-27 24-00, 67-18 24-16. 66-53 25-01, 66-40 25-25, 66-35 24-45. North of 67-15 N., 

 firm packed drift ice with light brash extending 2 to 5 miles from edge. South there- 

 from normal drift ice and brash fringe 2 to 10 miles. 



Ice edge through 66-14 25-50, 67-18 27-43, 67-26 26-20, 67-06 26-18, 67-08 23-46, 

 67-43 22-22, 68-12 21-10, 68-17 20-34, 68-24 20-20, 68-50 19-33, 69-17 19-06, 69-39 

 18-20. Ice 7/10 to 10/10 cover. 



Outer edge pack at 59-34 45-35. 



Outer limits from 60-37 50-57 to 61-00 51-14, 61-33 51-24, 61-43 50-46. Narrow lead 

 between last two positions with considerable storis north of this line. 



Northern limits 61-00 49-30 to 61-00 49-00 to 60-37 48-20. Scattered ice north these 

 limits. 



Navigable with caution north of 61-10 N. 



Ice edge through 67-12 26-56, 66-50 26-30, 67-19 23-45, 66-56 22-56, 67-13 22-10, 

 67-18 21-16, 67-28 21-09, 67-22 20-19. Ice edge 6/10 to 8/10 drift ice with areas 

 navigable brash. 



Ice field 61-04 49-53 to 5 miles east, broken, with growlers, navigable. 



Northern limits 61-10 49-10, 61-18 49-40, 61-16 50-45. 



Navigable belt broken storis within 40 miles southwest coast Greenland; ice rotting. 



Ice edge runs through 66-13 25-45, 66-37 26-30, 66-45 27-14, 67-07 27-09, 66-58 27-48, 

 67-01 28-20, 66-55 28-50, 66-59 29-39, 67-11 29-54, 67-16 30-22, 67-13 31-14, 67-13 

 31-48, 66-38 31-22, 55-23 30-35, 65-44 30-31, 65-23 31-57. 5/10 to 10/10 drift 

 and pack pieces 10 to 200 feet diameter. No passable lanes nor leads. 



Ice edge 68-17 18-20, 68-00 18-32, 68-12 19-45, 68-12 20-32, 68-00 21-18 thence south- 

 west as reported 3 July. Thick drift ice 66-35 25-20, unnavigable at 66-35 25-22 

 small bergs bevond. 



Ice edge 66-53 22-55, 66-57 22-52, 66-46 24-10, 66-38 24-40, 66-13 24-45, thence north- 

 west, 3/10 to 7/10 packed drift, negligible brash. Not navigable. Lead at 66-20 25-59. 



Edge 7/10 drift 66-50 22-35, 66-56 23-12, 66-37 25-01. Edge 3/10 drift 66-01 26-28, 

 65-47 27-30, 66-57 28-52, 66-54 30-20, 66-53 31-07, 65-36 33-21, 65-40 34-25. Pieces 

 to 200 feet diameter. 



Drift ice from 66-47 19-20 270° for 22 miles. Some clear water to north. Drift ice 

 from 66-55 20-42 to 66-44 21-30, 66-27 21-40, thence 6 miles 270° thence 66-47 21-45, 

 thence northwest. 



Edge 7/10 brash ice 66-44 22-35 to 66-48 22-38, 66-53 22-57 decreasing to 4/10 brash 

 navigable through 66-53 23-37, 66-16 25-58. 



Edge unnavigable drift ice through 66-50 22-50 to 66-43 22-20 to 66-43 22-00. Drift 

 ice tongue 3 miles wide from 66-38 21-20 through 66-15 21-20 navigable in places. 



Belt storis 30 miles wide at 61-20 N., on east coast past Cape Farewell to southern limit 

 59-25 N., thence 60-10 48^30 thence to northwest limit at 61-10 49-45 thence Cape 

 Desolation. Cape Desolation to Frederiksdal shore lead to 10 miles wide changing 

 with the wind. West of 48 W., ice open. 



Broken drift ice limits pass through 66-51 22-48, 66-45 22-15, 66-42 21-52, 66-27 21-20, 

 66-30 21-10, 66-38 20-12, 66-40 19-32, 66-32 18-54, 66-40 18-42, 66-55 19-00, 67-00 

 19-28, 67-14 19-22, 67-18 20-00, 67-27 20-08. Ice not navigable towards Greenland 

 coast more than a few miles inside limits. Main edge heavy pack runs 015° and 195° 

 through 66-31 24-48. Small berg at 66-31 21-38. 



Scattered storis from off entrance Arsuk Fjord to 61-10 50-10, navigable. 



Scattered storis from off entrance Aisuk Fjord 70 miles to sea, navigable. 



67-15 27-00 small brash, 67-30 27-40 drift ice 7/10 cover, pieces 20 to 200 feet diameter, 

 navigable. 68-05 28-10 to 68-40 23-50 edge packed drift ice 9/10 cover, pieces 200 

 to 600 feet diameter. 



Ice free channel to 69-18 20-00 thence ice edge running 035° true. 



AUGUST 



Ice edge through 67-16 23-06, 67-39 22-50, 68-04 22-00, 68-40 21-41, 68-19 21-00, 

 69-39 18-16, 70-23 17-25. Brash ice 2/10 to 5/10 cover with patches 7/10 cover. 

 71-20 17-01 open channel 10 to 20 miles wide southwest 30 miles thence south 40 miles. 



Belt storis 3 miles wide 4 miles off Cape Thorvaldsen extends east and southeast increasing 

 to 25 miles wide south of Julianehaab. From Frederiksdal 3 to 5 mile belt along coast 

 past Cape Farewell to Cape Discord there increasing to 20 miles. Scoresby Sound 

 seaward much ice no open water. 



Cape Desolation to Frederiksdal scattered storis navigable, greatest concentration off 

 entrance Brede Fjord. Frederiksdal to Cape Farewell bergs and growlers, no storis. 



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