Table of Ice Reports, Greenland Area, 19UU — Continued 



Day of 



Month 



Location and Remarks 



6,7 



7 



MARCH— Continued 



Scattered ice: Southern edge 66-50 22-59, 66-52 23-09, 66-39 23-19, 66-33 23-23, 66-37 



23-59, 66-32 24-10. Northern edge 66-56 22-56, 66-58 23-09, 66-48 23-58, 66-44 



24-18, 66-34 24-24. 

 Ice extends 10 miles eastward from 66-19 14-45. 

 Between Jan Mayen and Iceland closed passage north coast Iceland making necessary 



use of passage around East coast. 

 Thick ice area— southeast edge extends through 66-55 22-55, 66-57 23-09, 66-59 23-19, 



66-40 23-42, 66-43 24-06, 66-36 24-05, 66-23 24-32, 66-22 24-32. Isolated floes at 



66-49 24-36, 66-46 24-49. 

 Ice edge— 66-48 23-14 to 66-47 23-22 to 66-48 23-29. Edge of additional patch— 66-45 



24-11 to 66-38 24-28 to 66-32 24-32. 

 Edge ice floes— 66-52 23-09 to 66-30 23-53. 

 Edge from 240° true to 66-07 29-00 thence 66-01 28-35, 66-09 26-10, 66-12 25-51, 66-23 



25-40, 66-28 25-02 thence trending 070°. 

 Extended 2 to 6 miles outside pack edge near 28-35, 26-10, and 25-40 W. 

 Scattered ice in area 66-21 23-12, 86-29 23-18, 66-28 23-33, 66-15 24-16, 66-13 24-49, 



66-54 23-38, 67-03 23-09, 66-56 22-19. 

 Southern edge widely scattered ice 66-27 24-10, 66-30 23-53, 66-36 23-25, 66-37 23-03. 

 Outer limit from beach on east coast at 60-28 N., to 60-40 41-45 thence northerly in belt 



30 miles wide to beyond 61-50 N. 

 From storis limits past Cape Farewell and along southwest coast, mostly within 10 miles 



of beach. (Only ice sighted this area). 

 Skov and Tunugdliarfik Fjords navigable ice protected ships only. 

 Between Straumncs (66-26 23-07) and Bjargtanger (65-30 24-32) ice being driven ashore 



by westerly winds. Navigation not feasible. 

 Encroaching on Iceland coast from north of Patreksfjordur (65-38 24-15) to Raufarhofn 



(66-27 15-56). Coverage 5/10 to 9/10. 

 Blocks passage vicinity Petreksfjordur (65-38 24-15). 



Vicinity Langanes (66-23 14-32). Vessel effected passage around this point. 

 Immediate vicinity Jan Mayen clear of ice 7 to 14 March. 

 Vessel effected passage Isaf'jordur (66-05 23-08) to Siglufjordur (66-10 18-59) south of 



pack. Considerable coastal ice Isafjordur to North Cape thence none to Siglufjordur. 

 2 at 65-10 13-29. 

 Southern edge scattered ice 66-37 23-03, 66-23 23-42, 66-14 23-29 with outer edge through 



66-54 22-55, 66-48 25-09, 66-23 24-11, 66-10 23-38. 

 Southern end tongue from Greenland coast at 60-10 N., to 59-40 42-45 to 60-00 42-30 



thence north past 60-20 N. 

 6 near 44 W., between 57 N., and 59 N. 

 About 4 miles off Iceland coast from 66-23 14-32 to 66-27 15-56 thence coast clear to 



North Cape with south edge through 66-35 23-05 and on beach west coast from 66-10 N., 



to 65-55 N. 

 Southern edge from 66-19 24-02 to Iceland north coast from 22-40 W., to 21-05 W. Ice 



very heavy and close to shore in Hunafloi. Receding to 66-26 18-31 thence to beach 



vicinity 16-00 W., with heavy ice breaking up vicinity Raufarhofn. Light pack ex- 

 tends to 65-22 13-23. 

 Edge pack ice through 66-40 23-01, 66-36 23-24, 66-23 23-41, 66-21 23-40, 66-19 23-28, 



66-10 23-34. 

 Estimated limits: 65-50 30-00 then east to coast. From North Cape to 66-40 16-00 to 



66-05 13-00 to 66-30 10-00 thence close to Jan Mayen to 73-30 06-00 E., thence 010° 



to coast and southe.ist along coast 20 miles off South Cape, 5 miles southwest of Bear 



Island. 

 Narrow strings open ice in area 59-50 44-20, 59-35 45-10, 59-21 44-45, 59-21 44-00 to 



Cape Farewell. Western edge main pack from Prince Christian Sound to 59-30 42-55 



to visibility limit at 59-12 42-25. 

 Eastern edge through 65-15 37-00 to 63-20 40-00 through 62-08 41-20. Vicinity Kjoge 



Bay (64-50 N.) occasional tongues 5 to 10 miles wide extend from edge as much as 30 



miles seaward. 

 Passage around northwest Iceland south of pack clear since 22 March. 

 Southern edge main pack 60-10 42-50, 59-45 43-05, 59-50 42-30, 60-10 42-15. Scattered 



patches to 59-15 43-25. 

 Only ice west of Cape Farewell. 

 None south of 67 N., between 14 W., and 23 W., but extends southwesterly from 67 N., 



23 W. 

 Southern limit 66-50 N., between 17 W., and 22 W. 



Scattered heavy floes 66-33 14-30 to 66-38 15-55 and from 1 to 4 miles off Iceland coast 



North Cape to Straumnes. 

 Immediate vicinity Jan Mayen Island. 

 Upper reaches Tunugdliarfik Fjord 30 to 36-inch ice. Ice jam vicinity Narsak. 



APniL 



Closely packed from Julianehaab seaward. Pack outside islands off Cape Desolation. 

 Extends eastward from 66-39 23-46. Loose pack and floes driven bv northeasterlv to 



Iceland coast between 66-07 20-06 and 66-23 14-32. 

 Southern edge 66-28 22-28 to 66-32 18-00 thence skirting Langanes with loose ice to 



southwprd. Seydisfjordur (65-20 13-45) blocked by heavy pack. Passage around 



North Cape completely blocked. 

 Deteriorated storis in 5 mile wide belt from Cape Thorvaldsen southeastward past Simiu- 



tok to visibility limit. 

 Scattered small pieces only in Skov and Tunugdliarfik Fjords. 

 Coastal belt 5 miles wide from 60-39 47-55 to 60-30 46—30. .\nothcr belt extends from 



46-00 W., to eastward. 



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