Table of he Reports, Canadian Arefic Area, 1944 



Pack 



Winter. 

 ...do.. 

 Slob... 

 Winter. 



Pack... 



Fast 



Pack, bergs. 



Pack 



Pack, bergs. 



Pack, bergs. 

 ...do 



Pack 



Pack, bergs. 



SEPTEMBER, 1943 



Field licavy close ice, approximately 30 miles wide by 120 miles long, across steamer 

 route to Churchill until late August but gone by 1 September. Western edge reported 

 as 20 to 30 miles off beach, and at times within 20 miles of Churchill. Northern ex- 

 tremity south of 01 N. Passage navigable around northwest end. 



OCTOBER, 1943 



Upper Frobisher Bay J i inch new ice in Koojessc Inlet. 

 Upper Frobisher Bay only patches of new ice remaining. 

 Appeared in Churchill River. 

 Insufficient to interfere with navigation in Frobisher Bay. 



NOVEMBER, 1943 



Off east coast Baffin Island vicinity 67 N-, hindrance to navigation. 



No reports. 



DECEMBER, 1943-JUNE, 1944 



TOLT, 1944 



Fast ice broke out of Lake Harbor, Baffin Island (62-49 69-50) after heavy rain. Re- 

 ported to break out usually on 15 or 16 July. 



Eastern edge of Labrador pack through 60-10 61-22 to 61-00 62-07, 1/10 to 6/10 cover 

 increasing to 7/10 to 10/10 within 30 nailes of coast. Gray Strait approaches blocked, 

 and 1/10 to 4/10 ice in strait. 8/10 to 10/10 cover north of Button Islands to visi- 

 bility limit estimated 20 miles. Some open water along east coast Labrador south of 

 60-20 64-25 with inner edge running 135 degrees. Ungava Bay mostly filled with 

 7/10 to 10/10 pack of pieces to over 600 feet in diameter. Shore lead along east and 

 south coasts Ungava Bay beginning at 60-22 64-52 thence ice edge through 60-00 

 65-30, 59-25 66-08, 59-03 66-43, 59-00 68-25. Lead ranges from 5 to 30 miles wide 

 but not accessible for use. Icebergs scattered through pack mostly east of Labrador 

 coast but a few in Ungava Bav. Positions of some follow: 58-55 67-24, 59-47 65-35, 

 60-17 63-48, 60-18 62-16, 60-19 62-30, 60-20 64-13 (8 within 4 miles), 60-22 61-24, 

 60-24 62-24, 60-25 63-34, 60-26 63-02, 60-26 63-04, 60-26 63-41, 60-27 62-58, 60-29 

 60-59, 60-30 61-50, 60-30 62-17, 60-30 62-21, 60-33 62-18, 60-33 62-24, 60-36 61-31, 

 60-36 62-20, 60-37 61-19, 60-37 61-39, 60-37 61-43, 60-38 62-13, 60-41 61-28, 60-43 

 61-28, 60-50 61-41, 61-12 57-12. 



Hudson Bay Company vessel reported to have reached Lake Harbor, Baffin Island, 

 negotiating heavy pack 



Ungava Bay mostly filled with 3/10 to 9/10 cover heavy broken pack ice with occasional 

 pieces to greater than 500 feet in diameter. Open shore leads west of line 60-05 69-40 

 to 58-55 68-40 and south and east of line 58-50 68-25 to 58-45 67-45 to 60-50 65-00. 

 Hudson Strait filled from Resolution Island to 72-00 W., with average 5/10 to 6/10 

 heavy pack. Entrance to strait between Button and Resolution Islands blocked by 

 5- to 10-mile strip 3/10 to 10/10 cover. 



Gray Strait 3/10 to 9/10 covered with 8/10 to 10/10 ice north of Cape Chidley blocking 

 eastern approaches. Clear approach to Resolution Island from seaward. Eastern 

 edge pack from Cape Resolution to Loks Land (approximately 61-40 64-10 to 62-15 

 64-10) with 10-mile strip along east side Loks Land thence clear to eastward with 

 possibility of pack finger terminating near 62-30 62-40. At mouth of Frobisher Bav 

 and in Gabriel Strait 2/10 to 7/10 pack. Frobisher Bay to Island Barrier 3/10 to 4/10 

 cover with 10/10 strip vicinity barrier and 3/10 to 8/10 north of barrier. Fast ice in 

 upper Frobisher Bay vicinity Koojesse Inlet reported to have been breaking out grad- 

 ually for 2 weeks past. 20 bergs in Frobisher Bay south of Gabriel Island and 1 near 

 Chase Island. Scattered bergs general throughout Hudson Strait with many east of 

 entrance and a few in Ungava Bay. 35 bergs within 10-mile radius of Cape Resolution. 

 Single at 58-57 67-28. 



Shore lead in Ungava Bay from 60-50 69-15 around southern end of bay to Button Island, 

 30 miles greatest width. Some open water east of Button Island, thence heavy and 

 scattered to Frobisher Bav with 10/10 cover blocking entrance. Southern edge main 

 field from Cyrus Field Bay near 62-45 64-40 to 62-45 61-00 Some heavy ice near 

 61-45 61-00. 



Broken pack in Ungava Bay west of a line from 59-05 68-05 to 59-30 66-55 to 60-30 

 66-25. Shore lead along western edge of bay. Several bergs southeast of Akpatok 

 Island. 



Western half of Ungava Bay broken to scattered pack; eastern half clear. Northern 

 half Hudson Strait clear with entrance apparently clear. 6 large bergs vicinity 61-00 

 62-57. 



Scattered pack in central Ungava Bay 30 to 60 miles off east coast. Gray Strait clear. 



Frobisher Bay clear except for scattered pack vicinity island barrier. Grabriel Strait 

 and eastern entrance to Hudson Strait clear. No pack to visibility limit of 40 miles 

 east of line from Cape Resolution to Loks Land. Pack extends eastward from Cape 

 Murchison at 63-15 N. Icebergs numerous vicinity Resolution Island. 



Scattered pack in Cyrus Field Bav. Edge heavy broken pack from Cape Murchison 

 (63-15 N.) to 63-25 62-50, 64-10 62-00, 64-20 58-20 thence northward. Some open 

 water south of Cape Walsingham. Heavy ice in entrance to Cumberland Sound. 

 Bergs numerous throughout pack and south past Loks Land with a few in the entrance 

 of Frobisher Bay and up bay to Chase Island. Many large flat bergs vicinity 64-30 

 61-00. 



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