with a large portion of those north of 50° N., relatively small. In 

 addition to the bergs countless growlers were present in the area, 

 so concentrated in places as to give on the horizon the general 

 appearance of pack ice. On the 20th 975 bergs were sighted of 

 which 954 and 747 respectively were north of the 48th and 50th 

 parallels. Many bergs were scattered through the Strait of Belle 

 Isle and in the immediate eastern approaches, but the horizon 

 was clear farther to the east where large numbers were concen- 

 trated on the 9th. 



In July the remaining field of ice oif the Labrador coast melted 

 rapidly. By the 12th the southern limits of any sea ice of con- 

 sequence had receded beyond 55°30' N., and on the 18th past 

 56° 15' N. By the end of the month none, except perhaps a few 

 scattered floes, remained south of the eastern entrance to Hudson 

 Strait. 



Bergs persisted in considerable numbers off the Newfoundland 

 and Labrador coasts north of 50° N., throughout July, and many 

 invariably were present in the Strait of Belle Isle or on the steamer 

 track to the east. No bergs were reported on the Grand Banks 

 south of 46° N., although several were sighted in position to drift 

 to that area. The usual summer fog reduced the efficiency of 

 aerial reconnaissance on the Banks. A total of 51 bergs were 

 reported sighted south of the 48th parallel, 18 of these on 12 

 July. It is estimated that a minimum of 30 bergs drifted south 

 of that latitude during the month. 



Two vessels were reported as having struck bergs in July, both 

 on the Belle Isle route. One collision occurred on the 29th at a 

 position of 52° 15' N., 50° 52' W., and the vessel was towed to St. 

 John's, Newfoundland, for repairs. The other hit a berg off Cape 

 Bauld near the eastern entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle, late in 

 July, but made Cornerbrook, Newfoundland, under its own power. 



There was no pack ice in the Newfoundland-Labrador area in 

 August and only one berg was reported south of 48° N. Bergs 

 were still plentiful from Notre Dame Bay north along the Labra- 

 dor coast. There were always a few in the Strait of Belle Isle, 

 and were reported in that vicinity as late as 18 October. A berg 

 was sighted at the unusual position of 49°15' N., 88°30' W., on 

 14 October. 



In general the ice season in the Newfoundland-Labrador area 

 was somewhat worse than average. The pack was troublesome 

 more from the standpoint of distribution than from abnormal 

 amount. The ice formed later than usual because of the relatively 

 high air temperatures in the fall and early winter. It closed the 

 port of St. John's for 5 days at the end of February when prac- 

 tically all the ice in the locality was blown to form a coastal belt 

 averaging less than a mile wide. In early April a narrow tongue 



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