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



Location and Remarks 



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 Pack. 



Bergs 



Pack, bergs. 



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 ....do... 

 Growler. 

 Bergs... 

 Growlers 

 Berg.... 

 Growlers 

 Bergs... 



740743—47—6 



JDNE— Continued 



Scattered all directions from Belle Isle and through strait past Point Amour. 



Southern tip pack strings 52-20 55-10 but main pack receded beyond visibility limit of 

 52-40 N. Scattered floes inshore vicinity Battle Harbour. In Strait of Belle Isle area 

 heavy open ice 1/10 to 4/10 cover extends from north shore to within 3 miles of south 

 shore between 56-10 W., and 5G-40 W. Some strings west past 57-10 W. 



Numerous icebergs and growlers throughout area south to Cape Bonavista becoming 

 sparse Cape St. Francis to Cape Pine. Distribution of bergs by 1° squares of latitude 

 and longitude follows: 46/47 N.: 52/53 W.,-5, 53/54 W.,-2; 47/48 N.: 52/53 W.,-14; 

 48/49 N.: 52/53 W.,-41, 53/54 VV.,-60: 49/50 N.: 52/53 W.,-11, 53/54 W.,-130. 

 54/55 \V.,-50, 55/56 W.,-16; 50/51 N.: 53/54 W.,-9, 54/55 W.,-135, 55/56 W.,-93, 

 56/57 \V..-15: 51/52 N.: 54/55 W.,-20. 55/56 W.,-238, 56/57 W.,-77, 57/58 W.. 

 -10; 52/53 N.: 54/55 W.,-1, 55/56 W.,-60. Of these single bergs were at the fol- 

 lowing offshore positions south of 49 N.: 46-18 52-54, 46-31 52-27, 46-32 53-30, 46-54 

 52-45, 46-55 52-25, 47-05 52-28, 47-25 52-13, 48-00 52-00, 48-08 52-23, 48-11 52-20, 

 48-11 52-40, 48-12 52-08, 48-12 52-17, 48-13 52-15, 48-14 52-40, 48-19 52-21, 48-20 

 52-09, 48-20 52-43, 48-21 52-09, 48-21 52-44, 48-21 52-53, 48-21 62-56, 48-24 52-12, 

 48-24 52-31. 48-25 52-09, 48-26 52-39, 48-27 52-02, 48-27 52-48, 48-29 52-31, 48-29 

 52-55, 48-30 52-14, 48-31 52-13, 48-33 52-18, 48-39 52-49, 48-40 52-48, 48-41 52-47, 

 48-42 52-46. 48-50 52-56. 48-51 52-43, 48-53 52-47, 48-56 62-40, 48-57 52-45. 48-58 

 52-40. 



Loose ice and bergs Red Bay to Point Amour; numerous bergs and growlers in all directions 

 from Belle Isle. 



Western edge close packed ice in Hamilton Inlet from 64-28 56-55 to 54-09 57-09, 54-04 

 56-34. with bay to east thence 53-37' 55-47, 53-24 55-40, thence edge curves to north- 

 east. Open ice to 53-05 N., and pieces inshore to 52-15 N. Scattered ice in the Strait 

 of Belle Isle from Barge Bay to Bradore Bay. extends to within 5 miles of Newfoundland 

 coast. 



Numerous between 49 N.. and 50 N., from 49 W., to 50-15 W. 



46-02 53-01. 46-05 52-51. 46-13 52-47, 47-,54 52-38. 



Conditions from the Strait of Belle Isle to Hamilton Inlet practically the same as on 20 

 June but with the pack beginning to move off shore from White Bear Island north to 

 Cape Harrison. 



Eastern edge heavy pack at 53-26 N.. is 55-25 W.; blocks passage of vessels to north and 

 west towards Hamilton Inlet. Bergs and growlers numerous through area. 



No ice in Hamilton Inlet west of 56 W., but open ice near 53-35 N., between 55-35 W., 

 and 55-45 W. 



Vicinity 53-26 55-13; none west of 56 W., iu Hamilton Inlet. Bergs and growlers in area. 



48-10 47-51. 



Vicinity Point Amour in Belle Isle Strait, few. 



Numerous in vicinity 46-20 52-40. 



48-22 61-54, 49-26 51-48. 



Strings encountered between 55-23 62-46 and 54-67 52-40. 



Open pack along Labrador cosst from 53-35 N., to 53-15 N., probaby extends to 63 N. 

 Icebergs and growlers only from 53 N., south through Belle Isle Strait. 



First vessels of season arrived at Goose Bay. 



Between Twillingate and Hare Bay 85 bergs distributed in 1° squares of latitude and 

 and longitude asfoUows: 49/50N.:54/55iV.,-17, 56/56 W.,-6;60/51 N.: 54/55 W,-4 

 56/56 W.,-47, 66/57 W.,-1; 51/62 N.: 65/66 W.,-9. 



Western edge heavy close pack in Hamilton Inlet from 54-30 66-45 to 53-47 55-40 thence 

 trending eastward. Belt scattered ice 7 to 15 miles wide along coast from 53-15 N., to 

 63-00 N. 



JULT 



Scattered vicinity Red Bay and Point Amour. 



600 bergs and many growlers in the area west of 54 W.. and from the Newfoundland coast 

 in Notre Dame Bay to 52-30 N., with some of these scattered through the Strait of 

 Belle Isle to 57-20 W. 200 of these bergs were in the area extending from the eastern 

 approaches of the strait to 56-25 W., in the strait. West of 56-25 the bergs were mostly 

 in shore along the Labrador coast. No pack this area. 



Close pack extends from the northeast to 54-37 56-50; western edge open pack thence to 

 53-66 55-48 to 53-37 65-16. Ice very open south of 54-30 N. 



Distributed in 1° squares of latitude and longitude as follows: 47/48 N.: 52/63 W..— 4; 

 48/49 N.: 51/52 W.,-1. 52/53 W..-8. 53/54 W..-8; 49/50 N.: 51/52 W..-1, 

 62/63 W.,-22, 63/54 W.,-67, 54/66 W.,-37; 60/51 N.: 51/52 W.,-1, 52/53 W.,-6, 

 53/54 W..-25. 64/65 W..-16; 61/52 N.: 62/63 W.,-1. 53/54 W.,-1. 54/55 W.,-36, 

 55/56 W..-26. Of these, those off shore south of 49 N., were at positions: 48-12 52-17, 

 48-22 52-16. 48-28 61-46, 48-29 52-25, 48-32 52-38, 48-35 52-47, 48-42 52-35, 48-54 

 52-08. 



Western edge close pack trends north and northeastward from 64-02 56-56. Western 

 edge open ice from 53-57 56-13 to 63-36 66-38 to 63-26 55-26 thence southeasterly. 

 Occasional scattered pieces in shore from ihis ice. Bergs and growlers numerous in area. 



Several, large, vicinity 53-13 55-25. 



46-20 62-39, 46-34 63-04, 47-12 52-60, 47-39 62-28. 



47-03 54-09, aground. 



Many, large, across the Strait of Belle Isle. 



Vicinity Cape Norman (Belle Isle Strait). 



46-26 52-26. 



48-38 50-35. 



47-34 52-38 (2), 47-40 52-26 (2), 47-52 52-35, 47-56 62-37, 48-10 52-33 (3), 48-10 53-00 

 (2), 48-20 52-45, 48-33 52-58, 48-36 61-25, 48-37 53-16 (6), 48-43 53-10, 49-01 51-36, 

 49-02 53-15, 49-14 53-17 (4), 49-17 51-26, 49-20 51-11, 49-27 53-02, 49-46 52-42. 



Numerous in the Strait of Belle Isle. Small bergs vicinity 47-11 46-32. 



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