Tabic of Ice Reports, Greenland Area, 19i4 — Continued 



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Blocks approaches Skov and Brede Fjords. 



Scattered vicinity 64-05 52-50. Pack 61-05 4S-50. 



Scattered ice north of Arsuk Fjord. Outer limits main pack from 60-16 48-54, 60-07 

 48-29, 60-27 47-35, 60-10 47-00, 59-35 45-20, 58-50 45-15, 58-50 44-20, 69-09 43 30 

 through 59-15 43-10 to northeast. Inshore— narrow shore lead close aboard Seriner- 

 suit (61-16 48-57) and Umanak (61-10 48-40). Closed to beach south of Storo (61-03 

 48-35) around Cape Thorvaldsen to Takisok— thence narrow variable shore lead to 

 Frederiksdal. Skov Fjord navigable. Brede Fjord impassable. 



Shore lead inside pack between .\rsiik and Brede Fjords. Latter filled and barrier from 

 entrance south to main pack. Tunugdliarfik Fjord clear. Lower Skov Fjord 4/10 

 covered. 



Not navigable west of Arsuk Fjord. 



Off entrance Arsuk Fjord. 



Scattered off entrance Arsuk Fjord. 



Scattered, navigable, from 61-07 48-45 to 61-18 49-40 to outer edge at 61-11 50-07. 



Field from Skov Fjord west to open water navigable with difficulty. 



Outer edge pack 095° and 325° true through 60-06 47-59. 3/10 to 7/10 cover. Extends 

 to visibility limit vicinity Cape Desolation. Barrier 9/10 ice blocks approaches Sknv 

 and Brede Fjords. 



Loose navigable pack with scattered bergs in coastal belt averaging 30 miles wide vicinity 

 Cape Adelaer (61-50 N.) on east coast. Outer edge closely packed strip to 1 mile 

 wide but containing many leads. 



Outer edge main belt of 2/10 to 8/10 cover from beach near 60-41 48-06 to 60-32 48-15, 

 60-22 48-12 thence southeasterly. 1/10 to 5/10 cover lower reaches Skov and Brede 

 Fjords with entrances blocked by 9/10 to 10/10 storis. Detached field north of line 

 60-47 48-15 to 60-33 49-00 through 60-50 49-13. 



Mostly inside line tending 150° and 330° through 60-45 49-33. 



Tight to beach at Cape Thorvaldsen (visibility limit) Brede and Skov Fjords blocked. 

 Shore lead 47 W., to 47-45 W. 



Outer edge from beach south side Arsuk Fjord to 61-03 48-35 to 61-05 49-15, 60-40 

 48-10, 60-31 48-50, 60-00 48-10, 60-08 47-00, 59-30 46-25, 59-00 45-20 and easterly 

 beyond limit of visibility. Inner half 6/10 to 9/10, outer half 2/10 to 5/10. Cape 

 Thorvaldsen to entrance Brede Fjord— navigable scattered ice along be.ich. Impass- 

 able southeast of Brede Fjord. Lower Skov Fjord blocked. I'pper Brede Fjord at 

 Narsak blocked bv glacial debris. 



Tight on beach 60-33 46-00 to 60-50 48-20. 



Belt 10 miles wide tight on beach between visibility limits 45 W., and Cape Desolation. 

 Tongue 5 miles wide protrudes to 60-20 48-35. Outer edge deteriorating rapidly. 



Ice edge reached 75 N., 14 W., as extreme eastern limit. 



Outer edge from direction of Cape Farewell to 59-09 44-55, 59-50 45-15, 59-31 46-25 

 60-00 48-35, 60-25 49-45, 61-00 49-40, 61-05 49-28. 10 to 20 miles open water inside 

 this belt from north end to 60-30 46-50 thence second bflt along coast to 60-50 48-40. 

 Approaches Skov and Brede Fjords blocked. Detached field of unknown extent north 

 of line.61-I5 48-58 to 61-22 49-40. 



Outer edge from beach in Copper Mine Bay to westward. Rounds Capes Desolation and 

 Thorvaldsen IS miles oflF shore thence passes through 60-10 47-10, 60-20 46-35 to 

 beach near 60-39 46-22. Narrow belt across entrances Skov and Brede Fjords in- 

 creasing at 60-33 46-03 to 11 miles wide and continuing past 60-00 45-15. Passage 

 to Narsarssuak blocked. 



Eastern edge approximately 73-43 13-30. Very heavy vicinity 75-18 17-14. Ice fast 

 to shore in Young's Sound and Gael Hamkes Bay, approximately 4 feet thick. 



Outer edge 61-00 50-25. 



Outer edge close packed belt Greenland east coast from visibility limit at 65-35 35-35 

 to 65-35 36-25 to 30 miles south of Cape Dan to 5 miles south of Angmagssalik, thence 

 10 miles outside headlands to 64-20 N., thence 15 to 20 miles wide to 61-30 N. 5 

 miles wide at 61-30 N., reducing to 1 mile at Lindcnows Fjord thence increasing to 

 15 miles wide at Prince Christian Sound. 



Outer edge passes from beyond visible limit through 61-18 49-55, 60-38 49-25, 60-25 

 49-00 to Cape Thorvaldsen. Thence from beach at 60-41 46-50 to 60-08 48-30, 59-51 

 48-30, 59-12 47-05, to limit of visibility at 59-05 45-10. 3/10 to 5/10 cover in 10 

 mile coastal strip along beach from Simpson Passage to Cape Thorvaldsen and in strip 

 3 to 10 miles wide from east end Hollander Island past Frederiksdal. Remainder 

 of pack 2/10 to 3/10. Glacial debris blocks upper Brede Fjord. 



Outer edge through 59-30 43-50 to 60-05 47-40 thence 25 mile belt through visibility 

 limit at 00-40 N. Cover 3/10 along beach, 2/10 off shore. 



Outer edge pack Greenland east coast through 66-30 33-45, 65-10 35-40, 65-00 39-00 



thence as coastal belt 10 to 20 miles wide past visibility limit at 62-00 N. 

 Belt 2/10 ice along Greenland east coast from limit of visibility at 60-20 N., narrowing 

 to J 2 mile wide vicinity Cape Farewell, thence continuing as 2/10 to 3/10 belt 15 miles 

 wide along west coast to 60-10 N. 10 miles 1/10 ice outside coastal belt and 30 to 40 

 mile belt similiar ice to visibility limit west of Arsuk Fjord. Scattered bergs south 

 to 59-10 N. 



15 to 20 mde coastal belt 2/10 to 3/10 ice from limit of visibility at 46th meridian to 



Cape Desolation thence 1/10 to Frederikshaab diminishing to almost none at 66 N. 



20 mile outer belt of 1/10 coverage e.xtends from 46 W., to Cape Desolation. 

 Scattered off Cape Desolation. 

 Outer edge from visibility limit at 59-42 46-00 through 60-20 47-28, 60-22 48-32 to 



visibility limit 60-55 49-30. Coverage 2/10 to 3/10 in 15 to 24 mile coastal belt between 



46-00 W., and 47-30 W. Remainder 1/10 coverage. 



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