Table of Ice Reports, Greenland Area, 1944 



Storis. . . 

 ....do... 

 ...do... 

 ....do... 



...do... 

 Bergs... 

 Growlers 



Storis... 



Winter 



Storis 



Winter 



Storis 



Bergs, growlers. 



Storia 



Winter.. 



...-do 



Storis 



Bergs, growle 



Winter 



Pack, bergs 



Winter 



Storis 



Winter 



Bergs, growlers. 



Bergs.. 



Berg 



Slob 



Winter 



Bergs, growlers. 



...-do 



Bergs, growlers. 

 Winter 



Bergs, growlers. 

 Pack 



Bergs, growlers. 



Pack 



.-..do 



Winter 



Bergs, growlers. 



Winter 



Pack 



Storij 



Bergs, growlers 



Pack. 



Location and Remarks 



BEPTIIMBCR, 1043 



Eastern edge near 73-10 10-27. 



Vicinity Clavering Island almost unnavigable. 



Approaches Scoresbv Sound. 



Edge 6S-15 24-45 to GS-30 23-40 to mouth Scoresby Sound to 70-59 19-65 thence West. 



Appeared unnavigable to Scoresby Sound. 

 Approaches Scoresby Sound blocked. 



Normal numbers near coast Disko Island to Cape Farewell to Cape Dan. 

 Occasional off shore Davis and Denmark Straits. 

 Occasional small floe moves south of Cape Dan. South edge main pack estimated near 



36-45 33-50. 



No reports. 



OCTOBER, 1943 



NOVEMBER, 1943 



Upper reaches Tuiuigdliarfik Fjord. 



DECEMBER, 1943 



Vicinity Prince Christian Sound (60 N., 43 W.). 



Upper reaches Tunugdliarfik Fjord to 45-40 W. 



Several strings near 60-20 47-30. Navigable through leads. 



Numerous 60-20 47-30 to beach. 



Southern end string 20 miles off mouth Skov Fjord. 



Upper reaches Tunugdliarfik Fjord to 45-40 W. 



New ice 1 to 4 inches thick Skov Fjord. 20 inches older ice upper reaches Tunugdliarfik 



Fjord to 45-40 W. 

 Outer edge from beach near 59-50 43-30 to 59-47 43-00, 59-20 42-40, 59-20 41-10, 



59-30 41-25 thence north through visibility limit at 6&-30 N. String southeast from 



59-20 42-40. 

 Numerous between Capes Farewell and Desolation. 



J.\NUART, 1944 



15 miles 18-inch ice upper reaches Tunugdliarfik Fjord. 



Scattered strings light ice and numerous bergs along southwest coast Greenland vicinity 



60-40 N. 

 15 inches .\rsuk Fjord vicinity Grondal. Worse in Tunugdliarfik Fjord. 

 Trending southeast from Cape Farewell past month but none west that Cape. 

 Occasional off shore patches between Capes Farewell and Thorvaldsen. 

 Numerous capes Farewell to Arsuk Fjord. 

 12 from 56-45 41-15 to 59-25 36-00. 

 Small 54-21 44-24. 

 .\long beach from Lindenows Fjord (60-25 43-10) to Egger Island in belt 5 to 10 miles 



wide. 

 Loose heavy string 1 to 2 miles wide 10 to 30 miles off beach between Capes Farewell 



and Thorvaldsen. 

 Many in above area. 



FBBRUART, 1944 



Patch 25 miles square adjacent beach vicinity 60-00 44-37. Another Cape Farewell 

 south 40 miles thence 59-00 43-00 thence north and northwest to Egger Island. South- 

 ern edge field east-southeast from 59-53 43-30 ppst visible limit at 42 W. 



Ice closely packed off north landing Jan Mayen Island past 2 weeks except during periods 

 .strong southerly winds. South landing clear. 



Northwest of visibility limit at line extending southwest from beach at 44-20 W. No 

 storis. 



Heavy string 5 miles wide 59-20 44-15 to 59-50 45-45. String 1 mile wide 58-57 45-15 

 to 59-30 46-10. Loose scattered along beach 60-41 46-32 to 60-20 47-45 to Cape 

 Desolation. 



Numerous Cape Farewell area south to 59 N. 



Outer edge through 66-30 26-00, 67-15 22-00, 69-10 12-45, 70-00 09-40 thence to west 

 and north of Jan Mayen Island. 



Within visible 20 mile wide coastal strip 60-00 44-37 to 60-41 46-32. 



Southern edge 60-45 22-59, 66-34 23-44, 66-34 24-43. 



In area 66-31 23-56, 66-44 23-40, 66-48 23-10, 66-59 23-10, 66-56 23-24,66-38 24-22. 



Upper reaches Tunugdliarfik Fjord to 45-40 W., 34 inches thick. 



Off shore Skov Fjord to Arsuk Fjord. 



Fast vicinity Ivigtut dock. Heavy Tunugdliarfik east of 45-40 W. 



Southern edge from 050° true to 67-02 24-29 thence 66-44 24-45, 66-34 25-30, 66-27 

 25-59, 66-30 26-39, 66-08 28-03, thence bearing 250°. 



Scattered vicinity North Cape, Iceland, to within about 5 miles of beach. Bad icing 

 conditions. 



From east end Egger Island along southwest coast Greenland. No storis this area. 



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MABCH 



Heavy close packed field from north to 66-39 18-00. 

 east- west line. 



Southern edge approximately 



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