Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland-Labrador Area, 194i — Continued 



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Location and Remarks 



MAY— Continued 



46-22 54-03, 46-31 53-19, 46-33 53-59, 46-35 53-35, 46-36 53-2S, 46-37 54-02, 46-39 

 54-00, 40-47 55-00, 46-49 54-28, 47-38 53-09, 47-45 53-42. 47-47 52-33, 47-48 52-34, 

 47-48 52-56, 47-49 52-40, 47-49 52-46. Numerous bergs inshore Cape Spear to Cape 

 St. Francis. Several in Trinity Bav. 



46-22 54-02. 



Eastern edge main field from north through irregular limits 53-20 52-47, 52-00 52-37, 

 51-32 53-00, 51-42 53-27, 50-47 53-13, 50-25 53-27, 49-53 53-00, 50-06 52-45, 49-45 

 52-45; thence southern edge 49-50 53-00, 49-55 54-00, 49-40 59-13, 49-43 55-32, 

 to Cape St. John. Notre Dame Bay south this ice clear to Botwood and Lewisport 

 (large vessels just completed first passage of season to those ports). Some open water 

 inshore Cape St. John to Hare Bay with White Bay mostly clear. Pack extended 

 through the Strait of Belle Isle to 50-49 57-15, 51-18 57-12 to Quebec coast near 51 N. 

 Area open water along Labrador coast with western edge of ice from coast near 53-20 

 55-42 to 52-13 54-53, to Belle Isle to 51-50 56-00 to beach near 51-30 N. Body of pack 

 heavy broken ice rather open south of 51 N., and along eastern edge. Recemented pans 

 up to 2 miles across in the Strait of Belle Isle. 



Bergs were distributed in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as follows: 49/50 N.: 

 53/54 W.,-8, 54/55 W.,-11, 55/56 W.,-9; 50/51 N.: 53/54 W.,-3, 54/55 W.,-1, 

 55/56 W.,-64, 56/57 W.,-3; 51/52 N.: 53/54 W..-9, 54/55 W.,-9, 55/56 W.,-7, 

 56/57 W.,-4; 52/53 N.: 53/54 W.,-83, 54/55 W.,-1, 55/56 W.,-2; 53/54 N.,-51, 

 54/55 W.,-66. Area 50/53 N., 54/55 W., too distant for complete observations. 

 Bergs were small on the average. 



46^55 54-25. 



47-10 49-20, 47-20 50-30. 



47-21 52-12. 



47-20 52-22. 



47-10 54-17. 



46-10 53-45, 46-18 53-31, 46-26 53-26, 46-29 53-30. 



Southern limits main field Cape St. John to 49-43 55-30, 49-43 55-01, 50-00 54-00, 

 49-45 52-26. Eastern edge trends northeasterly from last position. Lewisport and 

 Botwood approaches clear with passage north of Fogo Island feasible by passing through 

 2 narrow strips of pack ice, both navigable. 



Bergs south of the pack limits were distributed in 1° squares of latitude and longitude 

 as follows: 46/47 N.: 51/52 W.,-1, 52/53 W.,-28, 53,/54 W.,-14, 54/55 W.,-6, 

 55/56 W.,-1; 47/48 N.: 52/53 W.,-53, 53/54 W.,-8, 54/55 W.,-1; 48/49 N.: 51/52 

 W..-1, 52/53 W.,-34, 53/54 W.,-39; 49/50 N.: 53/54 W.,-44. Of these 230 bergs, 

 many were in bays or close to the coast with some aground. 55 were less than 3 miles 

 from the coast between Cape Race and Cape St. Francis. Individual positions of those 

 south of 49 N., which might menace navigation are: 46-02 52-59, 46-07 53-03, 46-08 

 52-58, 46-08 54-23, 46-08 53-32, 46-08 53-48, 46-10 54-05, 46-17 52-50, 46-26 52-38. 

 46-26 53-30, 46-27 52-50, 46-27 53-27, 46-28 52-49, 46-33 53-58, 46-34 53-03, 46-35 

 52-53, 46-37 53-02, 46-37 54-20, 46-38 53-50, 46-39 51-54, 46-39 52-09, 46-42 53-57, 

 46-43 52-53, 46-43 54-08, 46-44 52-56, 46-45 52-51, 46-45 52-53, 40-45 54-09, 46-45 

 54-11, 46-40 52-54, 46-47 52-20, 46-51 52-26, 46-51 52-50, 46-52 52-32, 40-55 52-09, 

 40-55 52-48, 40-56 52-42, 46-57 55-08, 47-11 54-17, 47-13 52-07, 47-21 52-33, 47-31 

 52-37, 47-34 52-37, 47-37 52-36, 47-39 52-04, 47-56 52-45, 48-01 51-53, 48-01 52-34, 

 48-01 52-51, 48-09 52-49, 48-10 52-47, 48-11 52-23, 48-11 52-50, 48-24 52-13, 48-26 

 52-51, 48-29 52-55, 48-34 52-02, 48-34 52-39, 48-35 52-45, 48-35 52-57, 48-38 52-37, 

 48-38 52-42, 48-40 52-26, 48-40 53-00, 48-42 52-20, 48^2 53-00, 48-43 52-51. 48-44 

 52-57. 



46-25 54-05. 



45-07 50-15, 45-13 49-49, 45-55 48-50; numerous in area 44-15 52-00 to 42-55 50-40. 



3 at 49-17 47-47, huge. 



None south of 50 N., in area between 52-30 W., and 54 30 W. 



46-26 50-30, 46-32 50-57, 40-34 50-58, 46-37 51-14, 46-40 50-17, 46-48 50-40, 46-53 

 51-13, 46-54 50-52, 47-00 50-04, 47-04, 51-05, 47-09 51-25, 47-14 49-52, 47-15 50-40, 

 47-32 50-31, 49-57 52-56, 50-01 53-08. Others distributed in 1° squares of latitude 

 and longitude as follows: 48/49 N.: 53/54 W.,-17; 49/50 N.: .53/54 W.,-27. Most 

 of these latter were vicinity Cape Freels or in Bonavista or Trinity Bavs. 



42-52 51-36, 46-18 51-19, 40-20 53-32, 40-25 53-33, 46-28, 47-10, 46-28 53-29, 46-30 

 53-28. 46-30 53-02, 46-32 52-10. 46-36 54-06, 46-37 53-08, 46-38 49-29, 46-44, 52-42, 

 46-46 54-09, 46-48 54-17, 40-49, 54-00, 46-50 52-50, 46-52 49-52, 46-57 50-08, 46-57 

 50-37, 40-59, 51-41, 40-59 52-51, 47-00 47-40, 47-00 47-47, 47-00 52-38, 47-02 51-33. 

 47-03 50-29, 47-03 52-00, 47-04 52-2S, 47-05 52-43. 47-05 52-51. 47-00 52-16, 47-08 

 50-25, 47-09 49-26, 47-11 51-54, 47-12 51-09, 47-13 52-08, 47-13 52-35, 47-14 50-53, 

 47-14 51-13, 47-14 51-50, 47-15 49-40, 47-16 52-00. 47-18 52-07, 47-20 48-02, 47-20 

 49-03, 47-21 51-52, 47-20 49-32, 47-28 52-09, 47-39 53-02, 47-48 51-35. 



46-59 47-47, 47-05 53-39, 47-07 51-53. 47-19 51-17. 



43-16 49-34, probable berg (Radar target). 

 Vicinity 42-12 52-55. 3 probable bergs (Radar targets). 

 None sighted from south to 50-20 N., in area 52-30 W., to 55-00 W. 

 Distributed in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as follows: 46/47 N.: 52/53 W., — 14, 

 53/54 W.,-14, 54/55 W.,-3; 47/48 N.: 51/52 W.,-1, 53/54 W.,-68; 48/49 N.: 

 52/53 W.,-22, 53/54 W..-22; 49/50 N.: 53/54 W.,-30, 54/55 W..-14, 55/56 W..-2; 

 50/51 N.: 52/53 W..-2. 53/54 W..-1, 54/55 W.,-6, 55/56 W.,-4. 



Of this number, individual positions of those south of 49 N.. menacing navigation or 

 in unusual places are: 46-00 52-25, 46-26 53-43, 46-29 53-30, 46-29 53-35, 46-32 52-05, 

 46-34 53-02, 46-34 53-03, 40-35 53-33, 46-36 52-20. 46-36 53-04, 46-36 53-56, 46-38 

 53-28, 46-41 53-19, 40-45 52-48, 46-47 54-07, 46-47 54-09, 46-48 52-52, 40-50 52-14, 

 46-50 52-30, 40-50 54-20, 40-51 52-41, 40-51 53-50, 40-53 52-51. 46-53 53-54. 47-01 

 52-47, 47-04 52-38, 47-15 52-29. 47-17 52-37. 47-21 51-48. 47-28 52-27. 47-39 52-11, 

 47-50 52-25, 47-50 52-37, 47-54 52-21, 48-03 52-17, 48-11 52-41, 48-12 52-50, 48-20 

 52-53, 48-35 52-54, 48-40, 52-59, 48-45 52-56, 48-46 52-53 48-46 52-56, 48-47 52-60, 

 48-50 53-02, 48-56 62-39. The others were mostly in bays or close inshore, 56 being 

 within 3 miles of the beach between Cape Race and Cape St. Francis. 



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