Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland-Labrador Area, IQJfJt — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Location and Rpinarks 



Bergs. 



Pack, bergs 



Bergs 



Pack, bergs 

 Pack 



APRIL — Continued 



44-35 49-02, large. 



Heavj' pans at 45-19 48-35 and to visibility limits east and west. 



Clear from northeast to 48-00 50-00. Clear at 47-50 49-12. 



48-45 49-50, heavy. 



44-46 48-32, 1/10 cover pack and brash, occasional bergs. 



Edge at 47-25 48-18. 



Heavj' drift at 45-32 48-36. Clear at positions 44-33 46-54 and 46-45 47-49. 



45-12 48-18 (southern limit not determined). 



Edge at 46-00 48-10 running 215°. 



Heavy ice from beach at 47-37 N.. to 47-38 52-36, 47-34 52-33, 47 33 52-35. 



Scattered from ten miles off St. John's to beach at 47-43 N. 



Moved in to 1^2 miles off St. John's Harbor. 



Southern edge at 45-00 48-40. 



Patches between 47-31 N., and 47-37 N., 3 miles off east coast Avalon Peninsula. 



46-19 49-50, edge. 



Heavy in area 4S-10 52-50 to 48-:0 51-50 to 47-35 52-40; channel to east; northern 

 limit not visible. 



Fairly solid in area 48-20 51-40 to 48-20 51-30, 47-35 51-20, 47-40 51-50; eastern and 

 northern limits not visible. 



44-20 48-18, 44-21 48-06, 44-21 48-28, 47-40 52-05, 47-40 52-10, 48-02 51-47, 48-06 

 52-42, 48-09 52-20, 48-10 52-30, 48-10 52-52, 48-12 52-22. 



Southern limits main pack 48-00 52-35, 47-33 52-25, 47-23 52-08, 48-00 51-55, 48-05 

 51-25, 47-45 50-55, 47-25 50-50, 46-40 49-00, 46-49 48-37, 46-00 47-55, thence tongue 

 10/10 cover heavy pans from 4 miles to a few hundred yards wide extending through 

 45-18 48-24, where first east to west break occurs, and continuing with occasional 

 breaks to 45-00 48-36 thence scattered patches to 44^17 48-25. 



Icebergs and growlers scattered through pack and outside pack limits entire area. Posi- 

 tions as follows: 44-23 48-17, 44-25 48-15, 44-28 48-36, 44-30 48-11, 44-30 48-20, 

 44-30 48-24, 44-32 48-22, 44-32 48-23, 44-34 48-09, 44-34 48-18, 44-37 48-20, 44-45 

 48-31, 44-53 48-38, 45-02 48-35, 45-13 48-39, 45-15 48-31, 45-16 48-25, 45-16 48-33, 

 45-17 48-24, 45-17 48-25, 45-18 48-23, 45-19 48-24, 45-28 48-27, 45-32 48-22, 45-37 

 48-06, 45-39 48-06, 45-40 48-08, 45-42 48-05, 45-44 48-04, 45-45 48-03, 45-45 48-04, 

 45-46 48-01, 45-46 48-02, 45-46 48-03, 45-47 48-01, 45-47 48-02, 45-48 48-01, 45-48 

 48-02, 45-51 48-06, 45-54 48-05, 45-56 47-57, 46-00 47-56, 46-06 48-07, 46-08 48-04, 

 46-10 47-57, 46-10 47-59, 46-10 48-03, 46-18 48-05, 46-20 48-17, 46-23 47-58, 46-23 

 48-10, 46-23 48-18, 46-28 48-27, 46-28 48-32, 46-29 48-20, 46-30 48-27, 46-31 48-21, 

 46-34 48-39, 46-36 48-31, 46-37 48-27, 46-38 48-20, 46-39 48-38, 46-40 48-37, 46-40 

 48-55, 46-41 48-27, 46-41 48-49, 46-41 49-04, 46-42 48-45, 46-42 48-51, 46^2 48-54, 

 46-42 48-55, 46-42 48-58, 46-44 48-57, 46-44 48-59, 46-44 49-11, 46-46 48-45, 46-46 

 48-57, 46-46 49-09, |46-47 49-09, 46-53 49-11, 46-53 49-19, 46-54 48-59, 46-55 49-10, 

 46-58149-29, 47-05 49-33,|47-06 49-27, 47-08 49-52, 47-10 49-38, 47-11 49-52,147-05 

 50-08, 47-07 50-02, 47-08 50-05, 47-09 50-23, 47-13 50-22, 47-14 50-00, 47-18 50-45, 

 47-20150-14,147-20 50-26, 47-20 50-50, 47-15 50-35, 47-24 50-29, 47-24 50-58, 47-25 

 50-37, 47-31 50-43,147-32 50-22,|47-35 50-52, 47-37 50-47,147-40 50-48, 47^0 50-53, 

 47-41 150-43, 147-41 50-46, 47-23 51-05, 47-26 51-13, 47-30|51-15, 47-32 51-15, 47-33 

 51-06,147-33 51-35, 47-34151-01, 47-34 51-03, 47-37|51-51, 47-38 51-19,147-38 51-38, 

 47-39151-19,147-40 51-45, 47-42 51-11, 47-46 51-05, 47-46 51-53, 47-47 51-34, 47-49 

 51-18, 47-51 51-18, 47-52 51-13,147-53 51-35, 47-54 51-07, 47-54 51-50, 47-57 51-06, 

 47-43152-58,147-53 52-23, 47-54 52-07,148-02 51-11, 47-33 51-59, 47-41 52-32, 47-43 

 52-40. 



Field with small bergs and patches clear water from Bonavista Bay to edge at 46-50 

 47-00. Southwestern limit of pack at 47-26 52-27. Scattered ice 10 miles off Cape 

 Spear. 5/10 ice cover north of line 47-35 51-00 to 47-35 51-30, 47-50 51-30, 47-50 

 52-15, 47-30 52-30 to 47-37 52-38. 



46-15 45-52 (small bergs), 46-25 48-00 (small bergs), 47-34 51-15, 47-35 51-56 (several), 

 47-40 51-52, 47-45 51-33, 47-45 52-35, 47-45 52-42, 48-00 51-28, 48-12 52-10, 48-13 

 52-23 (small bergs). 



From Trinity Bay to 45-42 47-12 3/10 cover with occasional small bergs. Single bergs 

 at 43-26 48-18, 46-10 50-25. 



Western edge from beach near 49-16 53-27 through 48-43 53-05, 48-10 52-35, 47-59 

 52-28, 48-00 52-24, with peninsula to 47-25 52-22. Conception, Trinity and Bonavista 

 Bays practically free of pack. Eastern edge from visibility limit at 47-42 48-48 through 

 48^0 49-22, 47-58 48-38, 48-12 48-24, 48-34 49-48, 49-09 49-53, 50-00 51-19 through 

 50-13 51-20 thence northerly. Southern limits not definitely established. Coverage 

 varied from 1/10 to 10/10 being less dense on southern and eastern edges and heavy 

 close packed near western edge. 



Bergs sparse in eastern 50 miles of pack but concentrated from coast to 50 to 75 miles off 

 shore. Individual positions for bergs south of 49 N., are: 47-43 52-39, 47-48 52-28, 

 47-51 52-47, 47-52 51-12, 47-52 52-22, 47-53 51-23, 47-53 52-18, 47-54 51-26, 47-55 

 51-27, 47-57 50-41, 48-00 50-47, 48-00 50^9, 48-00 51-12, 48-00 51-59, 48-00 52-28, 

 48-01 50-49, 48-01 50-58, 48-01 52-01. 48-02 50-37, 48-02 51-04, 48-02 51-32, 48-02 

 51-43, 48-02 51-47, 48-02 51-53, 48-02 52-22, 48-03 50-47, 48-03 51-12, 48-03 51-30, 

 48-03 51-37, 48-03 52-32, 48-03 53-14, 48-04 50-22, 48-04 50-52, 48-04 51-33, 48-04 

 52-07, 48-05 50-54, 48-05 51-14, 48-05 51-27, 48-05 51-29, 48-05 51-30, 48-05 51-35, 

 48-05 51-37, 48-05 52-22, 48-05 53-09, 48-05 53-16, 48-06 51-04, 48-06 52-02, 48-07 

 51-35, 48-08 51-04, 48-08 51-12, 48-08 51-35, 48-08 51-45, 48-08 53-00, 48-09 52-49, 

 48-10 51-20, 48-14 53-24, 48-19 53-11, 48-21 52-53, 48-23 52-48, 48-23 53-01, 48-24 

 52-49, 48-24 52-52, 48-24 52-58, 48-29 52-51, 48-30 53-00, 48-31 53-00, 48-32 53-00, 

 48-33 52-51, 48-33 52-53, 48-36 52-49, 48-36 52-57, 48-36 52-58, 48-38 52-58, 49-39 

 52-57, 48-39 52-,59, 48-39 53-00, 48-40 53-18, 48-41 53-13, 48-42 52-58, 48-42 53-09, 

 48-42 53-10, 48-44 52-53, 48-45 53-55, 48-45 52-59, 48-47 53-08, 48-48 52-43, 48-50 

 53-09, 48-57 53-01, 48-58 52-53. Distribution of bergs by 1° squares north of 49 N.: 

 49/.50 N.: .50/51 W,-l, 52/53 \V.,-19, 53/54 W.,-12. 



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