Table of Ice Reports, SewfoKinlldinl-Ldhrddor Arcd, Hm — Continued 



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MAY— Continued 



46-26 52-59. 46-27 62-57. 46-27 63-07. 40-31 53-40. 46-32 62-62. 46-36 62-38. 46-37 

 52-48. 46-39, 52-26. 46-39 53-02, 46-39 52-30, 46-43 52-43, 46-43 52-53, 46-50 62-44. 

 46-52 52-30. 4(1-53 52-49. 40 53. 52-54. 4(i-54 52-55, 46-56 52-52. 46-57 52-53. 47-{)() 

 52-50, 47-01 52-50, 47-02 52-51, 47 ^4 52 50, 47-05 52 34. 47 05 52-52, 47-00 52 41, 

 47-08 52-50, 47-09 52-50, 47-10 52 50, 47-10 52-51. 47-1 1 52 -49, 47-12 52-49, 47-27 

 62-26. 47-28 52-20, 47-28 52-29, 47-29 52 -20, 47- 29 52 -21, 47 30 52-20. 47-33 52-03. 

 47-35 52-00. 47-37 52-20. 47-37 52-38. 47-39 51-50, 47-39 52-22, 47-40 52-39, 47-41 

 62-25, 47-41 52-42, 47-43 52-42, 47-45 52-42, 47-46 52-33, 47-47 52-44, 47- 48 52-38, 

 47-48 52-44, 47-48 52-45, 47-50 52-18, 47-50 52-48, 47-51 51 -47, 48-00 52-50, 48-02 

 51-31, 48-08 52-13, 48-10 52-52, 48-11 52-16, 48-14 52-17, 48-15 52-48; 14 close 

 inshore along cist coijst .\valon Peninsula between 47-26 N., and 47-34 N.; 4 in Con- 

 ception Bay; near head of Trinity Bay. 



46-30 53-10. 



Ice broken up in Botwond approaches with small craft operating to Twillingate. 



Solid cover in Strait of Belle Isle extending into Gulf of St. Lawrence to southern limit 

 between 50-16 N., and 50-30 N. Considerable pack in White Bay. 



41-51 50-22. 



46-42 53-00, small bergs in area. 47-12 51-30, bergs in area. 47-42 51-18, scattered 

 bergs in area. 



47-20 50-30. loose, appeared navigable. 



47-01 51-12, 47-04 50-45, 47-35 49-50, 47-40 47-20, 47-42 51-20. 



In Burnt Arm, Botwood area. Loose ice in Norris Ann but none immediate vicinity 

 Botwood. 



46-00 52-00, small bergs in area. Vicinity Cape Race, bergs. 



45-56 54-22, 46-13 54-14, 46-30 53-51. 



Outer edge field through irregular limits from Fogo Island to 49-43 53-55, 50-00 54-32, 

 50-14 54-32, 50-26 53-35, 50-46 53-14, 51-37 54-05, 53-15 53-07. 53-30 53-35 and 

 northerly. Southern limits in the Gulf of St. Lawrence west from Newfoundland coast 

 at 50-52 N., to visibility limit at 58 \V. Strip open water along Labr,idor coast between 

 51-50 N., and 52-40 N., greatest width, 10 miles. Except near edges field mostly 

 8/10 to 10/10 cover, heavy and broken, but with some unbroken sheets to over a mile 

 acrass in west end of Belle Isle Strait. Exploits and Burnt Bays clear to Botwood 

 and Lewisport respectively, but pack lying from 1 to 4 miles off islands in Notre Dame 

 Bay blocks approaches from seaward. 



Distributed in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as follows: 47/48 N.: 53/54 W.,-9; 

 48/49 N.: 52/53 W..-27, 53/54 W.,-46; 49/50 N.: 53/54 W.,-30, 55/56 W.,-1: 

 50/51 N.: 52/53 W.,-1, 53/54 W.,-2, 54/55 W.,-60, 55/56 W.,-35, 56/57 W.,-7; 

 51/52 N.: 54/55 W.,-6, 55/56 W.,-10; 52/53 N.: 54/55 W.,-154, 55/56 W.,-5. 

 None were sighted in the area between latitudes 48-30 and 51-00 lying between longi- 

 tudes 50-30 and 52-30, visibility excellent. The bergs south of the pack were mostly 

 close inshore or in bays. Of the 392 bergs sighted, 76 were concentrated within a 20 

 mile radius of 50-51 54-56, and 127 within a 20 mile radius of 52-45 54-30. No bergs 

 were in the Strait of Belle Isle west of 55-40 W. 



.Almost entirely gone from Botwood area, only occasional small pans in vicinity. 



Numerous within 1 mile of coast Cape Broyle to Cape St. Francis. Singles at 47-51 

 51-36, 48-07 51-40, 48-07 52-29, 48-08 52-24, 47-50 52-47 (flat). 



Southern limits in Notre Dame Bay from 49-38 55-20 clearing northern edge of islands 

 from 2 to 4 miles to 49-50 53-50 thence eastern edge trend? northerly. Passages clear 

 from Botwood and Lewisport to southern edge pack. Fast ice in Dildo Run. Sir 

 Charles Hamilton Sound clear except for occasional bergs, growlers, and ice cakes. 

 Main pack 7/10 to 10/10 heavy cover with many bergs. 



Bergs along the east coast of Newfoundland in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as 

 follows: 46/47 N.: 52/53 W.,-24, 53/54 W.,-2; 47/48 N.: 52/53 W.,-67, 53/54 W..-4; 

 48/49 N.: 52/53 W.,-44, 53/54 W.,-17; 49/50 N.: 53/54 W.,-44. Of these bergs 

 individual positions of those south of 49 N., which might menace navigation are: 46-37 

 52-51, 46-39 52-35, 46-44 52-59, 46-45 52-46, 46-49 52-09, 46-50 52-52, 46-55 52-46. 

 46-57 52-46, 47-02 52-40, 47-06 52-35, 47-07 52-36, 47-08 52-27, 47-08 52-40, 47-08 

 52-42, 47-09 52-11, 47-09 52-40, 47-10 52-30, 47-12 52-42, 47-13 52-19, 47-18 52-12, 

 47-20 52-34, 47-22 52-17, 47-22 52-20, 47-24 52-17, 47-26 52-31, 47-28 52-23, 47-33 

 52-08, 47-33 52-39, 47-45 52-25, 47-51 52-45, 47-56 52-45, 48-01 52-00, 48-06 52-43, 

 48-07 52-45, 48-08 52-46, 48-09 52-40, 48-13 52-49, 48-14 52-30, 48-15, 52-48, 48-17 

 52-23, 48-21 52-31, 48-23 52-50, 4S-26 52-46, 48-30 52-55, 48-33 52-36, 48-34 52-52, 

 48-39 52-32, 48-45 52-55, 48-48 52-50, 48-50 52-50. The others were mostly in bays 

 or within 2 miles of the beach, 60 being close inshore from Cape St. Francis to Cape Race, 

 and most of these grounded. 

 47-03 52-09. 2 fship collided with 1). 

 47-50 51-47. 



47-02 51-55, 2; 46-52 51-05, 3; south of Cape Race, scattered. 



44-49 48-23, 44-50 51-27, 44-52 48-26, 45-04 48-27, 46-08 53-31, 46-10 53-20, 46-11 

 53-23, 46-11 53-36, 46-13 53-56, 46-21 53-24, 46-21 53-35, 46-22 53-28, 46-24 53-32, 

 46-29 48-18, 46-30 48-28, 46-40 53-59, 46-42 48-54, 46-43 48-32, 46-44 48-48, 46 40 

 52-47, 46-48 52-54, 46-49 52-49, 46-56 52-04, 46-58 52-22, 47-00 48-38, 47-00 52 39, 

 47-05 52-23, 47-07 50-04, 47-10 51-51, 47-11 52-26, 47-14 52-30, 47-15 52-42, 47-10 

 52-23, 47-19 48-33, 47-20 49-22, 47-34 51-49, 47-35 50-03, 47-36 53-07, 47-47 52-03, 

 47-49 52-43, 47-50 52-19, 47-50 52-47, 47-53 52-05. Numerous additional bergs 

 close inshore Cape St. Francis to Cape Brovle. 

 45-30 53-10, 46-34 53-27, 46-38 48-31, 47-30 52-23. 



Scattcred|46-30|54-45|to 47-32 52-18 Singles at 46-15 53-40, 46-20 53-27. 48-01 51-32. 

 46-10 54-00. 

 46-00 51-00. 46-22 52-22, 46-30 50-00, 46-34 50-20, 47-32 52-17 (2); several north 



and east of Cape St. Fiancis, large. 

 47-33 52-28 



44-53 50-23, 47-41 62-24 (2); large berg in St. John's Harbor approaehef. 

 46-09 62-00 (200 feet high); 46-12 52 30, 2. 



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