Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland-Labrador Area, 19 UU — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Location and Remarks 



Brrgs . 



Pack, 

 -.do 



Bergs. 



Growler 



Berg. 



Pack 



Bergs 



Bergs, growlers 



Bergs 



Pack, bergs 



Bergs, growlers 



Pack 



Bergs 



Berg 



Fast 



Berg 



Pack 



Fast.. 



Pack ._ 



Bergs 



Pack 



Bergs. 



Pack, bergs. 



Bergs, pack. 



APRIL — Continued 



Limits from beach near 49-30 54-00 (Cape Togo) to 49-30 53-33, 49-46 53-00. 49-35 

 52-40, 4g-52 52-52, 48-22 52-31, 48-05 51-44, 47-45 49-22, 48-33 49-32, 49-36 51-35 

 thence estimated through 50-33 51-30 and northerly. Eastern edge mostly open and 

 scattered except for heavy 9/10 cover near 48-17 49-35. Some very scattered patches 

 south of main pack to estimated 47-30 N., between 51 W., and 52 W. Scattered strings 

 from Cape Bonavista to pack. Heavy floes 4 by 10 miles extended northwest of Cape 

 Bonavista. Fast ice in Bay of Exploits and Burnt Bay with small area open water 

 near Botwood. 



Singles at: 46-53 51-44, 46-54 51-32, 46-56 50-38, 46-57 51-51, 46-58 51-37, 47-10 

 52-23, 47-11 50-50, 47-12 52-33, 47-12 50-58, 47-13 50-56, 47-13 52-49, 47-15 51-04, 

 47-18 50-48, 47-20 51-30, 47-20 52-37, 47-22 52-11, 47-23 52-13, 47-23 52-13, 47-23 

 51-56, 47-24 51-27, 47-24 51-09, 47-25 51-04, 47-26 51-07, 47-26 52-38, 47-27 49-47, 

 47-27 52-13, 47-28 52-40, 47-28 52-38, 47-30 48-27, 47-30 50-03, 47-30 52-06, 47-31 

 52-13, 47-33 51-31, 47-33 51-59, 47-33 52-37, 47-34 52-13, 47-35 51-07, 47-35 51-33, 

 47-37 49-07, 47-37 52-27, 47-38 50-37, 47-38 51^0, 47-39 51-28, 47-39 52-02, 47-39 

 52-04, 47-40 49-25, 47-40 52-57, 47-42 49-22, 47-42 51-43, 47-42 52-20, 47-47 52-27, 

 47-50 52-29, 47-51 52-27, 47-53 52-18, 48-08 49-13, 48-08 49-27, 48-17 49-32, 48-36 

 49-57. Others grouped in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as follows: 47/48 N.: 

 53/54 W.,^; 48/49 N.: 52/53 W.,-23, 53/54 W.,-20; 49/50 N.: 53/54 W.,-19. 



Western edge 8 miles off coast at Battle Harbor. 



Southern limits main pack 48-12 52-15 to 48-00 50-38 to 48-15 49-38. Strings south 

 from pack at intervals to line from 47-45 51-58 to 47-33 51-09. 



Singles at: 44-18 48-42, 44-22 48-37, 44-42 48-40, 44-47 48-55, 44-48 48-57, 44-49 

 48-30, 45-20 48-20, 45-53 48-22, 45-54 48-27, 46-07 48-26, 46-14 48-22, 46-25 51-24, 

 46-25 52-22, 46-38 51-59, 46-39 51-46, 48-39 52-47, 46-43 51-50, 46-43 52-00, 46-48 

 51-52, 46-49 52-48, 46-53 52-54, 46-56 51-51, 46-57 52-41, 46-57 52-53, 47-11 48^4, 

 47-12 52-45, 47-13 50-58, 47-15 51-08, 47-16 51-50, 47-16 50-58, 47-17 52-45, 47-18 

 51-26, 47-18 49-37, 47-20 49-00, 47-21 51-42, 47-22 52-41, 47-23 51-19. 47-26 49-52, 

 47-26 52-03, 47-27 52-18, 47-28 50-00, 47-28 50-14, 47-28 52-07, 47-30 50-24, 47-30 

 51-50, 47-32 52-18, 47-33 50-44, 47-33 52-35, 47-35 50-50. 47-36 52-03, 47-36 52-05. 

 47-37 52-06. 47-37 52-23, 47-38 51-28, 47-38 51-06, 47-38 52-18, 47-38 52-35, 47-39 

 50-16, 47-39 51-38, 47-39 52-23, 47-40 51-43, 47-40 51-50, 47-40 52-09. 47-41 51-50, 

 47-41 52-21, 47-42 52-23, 47-43 52-13, 47-44 51-11. 47-46 51-59, 47-49 51-33, 47-50 

 51-54, 47-50 52-05, 47-51 51-50, 47-53 50-51, 47-55 51-54, 48-00 50-40, 48-00 51-54, 

 48-00 52-09, 48-01 51-50, 48-03 50-50, 48-10 52-04, 48-06 52-10. 11 inshore from 

 47-25 52-41 to 47-31 52-37, thence S inshore to 47-49 52-47. 



44-59 48-23, large. 



46-14 51-50, large. 



2/10 cover at 49-00 50-00. 



6 within 5 mile radius of 47-10 52-11. 



Several vicinity St. John's approaches with some grounded north and south of harbor 

 entrance. 



47-28 52-28, 47-28 52-33; several 8 to 15 miles east of Cape St. Francis. 



Field of 7/10 cover with occasional bergs from coast to 48-00 50-00. 2 large bergs within 

 10 miles of 46-20 53-00. 



Several vicinity St. John's approaches. 



Large field 3 miles off coast from 47-38 52-35 to Cape St. Francis. 



45-28 51-26, 45-50 50-00, 46-01 52-33. 46-20 53-00. 46-28 50-56, 46-34 52-10. 46-50 

 52-06, 46-51 52-32, 46-57 52-17, 47-15 52-18; many within 20 miles of 47-00 52-00. 



43-50 46-39. 



3 miles unbroken ice vicinity Phillip Head (49-13 55-18) blocks approach to Botwood. 

 Open water seaward and some inside this barrier. 



42-33 50-22. probable. 



Heavy, close, between Change and Fogo Islands and easterly. Patches in Gander Bay 

 and Sir Charles Hamilton Sound. 



Consierable ice still remains in Botwood Harbor and approaches but clearing quite 

 rapidly. 



Approximate southern limits strings and patches from coast near 47-38 52-40 to 47-30 

 52-00. Heavy floes with considerable open water in the vicinity of Belle Isle at the 

 entrance to the strait. 



46-19 53-05, 46-25 53-30, 46-30 53-32, 47-15 52-20, 47-17 52-24, 47-23 52-28, 47-53 

 52-23, 47-53 52-25, 47-58 52-04, 47-58 52-08. 28 close inshore along east coast .\valon 

 Peninsula from 47-13 N., to 47-40 N. Others distributed in 1° squares of latitude 

 and longitude as follows: 48/49 N.: 50/51 W.,-4, 51/52 W.,-16, 52/53 W.,-18; 

 49/50 N.: 51/52 W.,-2; 50/51 N.: 52/53 W., -2; 51/52 N.: 53/54 W., -1, 55/56 W., -29. 

 (These latter at the entrance to the Strait of Belle Isle.) 



Patches off entrance St. John's Harbor with a few cakes inside harbor. 



Several off entrance St. John's Harbor. 



Outer edge about 75 miles seaward from Cape Harrison, Labrador. Some scattered 

 bergs in pack. 



Numerous scattered icebergs with only occasional scattered cakes from 47-13 50-01 to 

 Cape Race. 



Very scattered strings heavy pack from Newfoundland coast cast to 51-20 W., from 

 47-10 N., to 49 N. Numerous isolated pieces heavy pack and growlers in same area, 

 last remnants of receding ice field. Southern edge main pack northward of 49 N., not 



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