Table of Ice Rej)orts, Greenland Area, 194^ — Continued 



Day of T, 



Month T>P<' 



Pack... 

 —do.. 



Bergs, growlers 

 Storis 



Pack.. 

 ...do. 



Location and Remarks 



Winter. 

 Storis.. 

 ...do.. 



...do. 

 Pack.. 



Brash. 

 Storis- 

 ...do. 



...do. 



...do. 

 ...do. 



...do. 



.do. 



APHiL- Continued 



Cape Desolation to fiO-44 48-30 to 60—33 47—39 thence northeast to beach. Occasiona 



patches to main body of limits (iO-00 45-10, 59-48 45-45, 59-12 45-05, 59-20 45-10, 



with 30 mile wide belt continuing up east coast past 00—10 N. 

 Outer edge 100 miles north of Jan Mayen Island. 

 Southern edge pack along east-west line north of Grimsey Island (60-33 18—00). Naviga- 



tion possible around northwest Iceland, Hunafloi (66 N., 21 W.) clear. Entrance 



Seydisf jordur clear. 

 East coast— 15 miles wide from beyond visible limits at 62-00 N., to 60-35 42-15 to 60-25 



42-40 to 60-00 42-50 to 59-40 43-30 to 59-40 45-27 to 60-02 45-55 to 60-38 47-15 



where icc becomes scattered. Narrow shore lead from entrance Bredefjord to Fred- 



eriksdal. 

 Numerous along south coast east of 50 W. 

 -Along east coast of Greenland from north of 60-15 N., around Cape Farewell to outer 



limits 59-20 44-00, 59-25 45-45, 00-02 46-35. 60-25 48-25 to beach near 60-40 46-30. 



Patches and strings to 00-50 49-00. 

 Heavyat 67-30 10-10. 



Gradually receding from Iceland north coast clearing passage around island. Strip ex- 

 ^ tends 2 miles to seaward between 00-28 15-50 and 06-31 16-34. 

 Small drifting pieces ice in Brede and Tunugdliarfik Fjords. 

 Tight on beach Julionehaab Bight. 

 From visibility limit at 59-45 46-05 through 00-10 40-15, 60-18 40-54, 60-18 47-15 



00^30 48-30, 01-00 48-40 to Cape Desolation. Scattered north of 61-00 N., past 



visible limit at 61-15 N. 2 to 5 miles open water inshore 47-40 W., to 40-00 W 

 Outer edge from 01-10 48-31 through 01-00 49-00, 60-30 48-30, 59-55 47-00, 59-38 



45-00, 59-42 42-20 with 25-mile wide coastal belt continuing along east coast past 60 N. 

 Ice edge through positions 72-30 08-00, 71-10 07-55, 09-55 13-03, 69-30 14-02, 68-56 



12-40, 68-05 14-20, 67-23 13-44, 67-30 10-00, 07-53 20-33, 07-29 24-40, and 66-45 



Belt 5 to 20 miles wide borders ice edge. 



Blocks approaches Narsarssuak. 



Heav>', outer edge from beyond limit of visibility at 59-30 45-45 to 59-55 47-30, 59-55 

 48-30, 60-10 49-30, 61-00 49-30 to approaches ,\rsuk Fjord. Heavy, scattered, 5 

 to 20 miles outside these limits and northward beyond visible limit at 61-30. Tight 

 on beach around capes Thorvaldsen and Desolation. 



Outer limit storis from limit of visibility at 61-00 49-00 to 60-05 49-00 to 59-35 47-10 

 (limit of visibility). Scattered along outer edge. Ice observed tighter on beach excepl 

 between Cape Thorvaldsen and Brede Fjord. 



Field off Cape Desolation with narrow lead inshore. 



Field off Cape Desolation blocks navigation to seaward. Inshore lead wider due north- 

 east winds. 



Outer limit from north through 60-00 42-10, 59-35 42-30, 59-00 45-30, 59-10 46-00 

 59-50 46-35, 59-50 48-00. Inner edge through 60-10 48-10 thence east and northeast! 

 Entrance Skov Fjord clear. Large field from visibility limit at 60-20 50-17 to 60-25 

 50-10, 60-50 50-15, 60-50 50-25, 61-20 50-25, 61-20 51-20 to visibility limit at 60-55 

 51-30. Open lead 5 to 10 miles wide north of above field, thence another large field 

 extending northward beyond 62 N. 



Large field off entrance of Arsuk Fjord. Navigable lead from north of entrance to outer 

 edge ice near 61-20 50-10. Field to visible limits both sides of lead. 



Large field west coast Greenland to beyond 62 N. Open lead inshore from Skov Fjord 

 north. Lead through pack from inner edge at 61-30 N., to outer edge near 62-00 51-00 



Outer limits from east past Cape Farewell through 59-10 44-00, 59-10 45-00 59-50 

 46-30, 60-10 47-10, 60-02 48-00, 60-20 46-20 to beach near 60-32 45-30. Scattered 

 ice (not navigable) thence northwest beyond visible limits estimated north of 62 N.. 

 and west of 51-30 W. Shore lead 20 to 40 miles wide from north. 



\ essel clear of western extremes storis at 60-30 52-02. 



Navigable channel through ice field off west coast Greenland at about 61-30 N. 



Inshore edge ice field at 61-27 50-30. Navigable to west at 62-00 N. 



Outer limit from North through 00-00 42-00 rounding Cape Farewell to 59-02 43-40 

 59-20 45-20, 58-50 47-10, 59-50 48-30 thence westerly estimated from surface reports 

 27th to 00-10 52-30, 01-05 53-55, 61-45 53-10 thence easterly and southeasterly to 

 sightings 61-06 50-27, 60-30 48-15. 00-20 48-25, 00-18 47-45, 60-20 47-00, to beach 

 "j 60-30 N. Detached field of undetermined extent lies to north of 61-45 53-10. 



\\ idely scattered fields to horizon north of Jan Mayen Island with 200-yard strip light 

 ice along beach. South coast clear seaward to visibility limit. Iceland coasts free 

 of ice. 

 Outer edge from limit of visibility at 60-00 46-55 to 59-08 45-05 to 59-18 44-30 to 58-56 

 43-45 through 59-45 42-51 and northward. Westward of Cape Desolation and Arsuk 

 Fjord only deteriorated storis in loose strings up to 1 mile wide and 5 miles long. 



Inner edge: 60-29 48-00 to 60-23 47-00 to beach at 60-30 N. Outer edge: 69-05 43-00 

 to 59-00 43-35, 59-12 44-55, 59-55 40-45, 00-10 46-55, 00-15 48-00. 



Edge extends through 71-00 09-50, 70-15 13-45, 08-15 15-15, 67-22 22-10, 67-25 25-05. 



Extends south and east of ice edge from 5 to 10 miles. 



Navigable scattered ice from Torstein Islands to entrance Arsuk Fjord (60-45 48-27 to 

 61-05 48-25). Some leads from Cape Thorvaldsen (60-39 47-53) to Julianehaab 

 (60-43 46-01). Outer limits: 35 miles southeast of Prince Christian Sound (59 38 

 42-18) to 58-55 43-00, 58-55 44-30, 59-00 45-00, 59-30 46-30. 60-10 47-10. 



Southern limit main belt on east coast Greenland at about 60-10 N. Field about 20 miles 

 I in diameter centered at 59-19 45-40. Broken scattered pieces south of main pack 

 east coast and within 50 miles southwest coast. 

 Bergs, growlers I South of Farewell to 58-30 N., and along coasts. 



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