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



Day of 

 Month 



Location and Remarks 



...do. 

 Brash. 



Pack, bergs. 

 Storis 



Berg. 

 Pack. 



Bergs. 

 Pack.. 

 ...do. 



Bergs 



Arctic pack. 



Berg.. 

 ...do. 

 Pack.. 



AUGUST— Continued 



Practically none between visibility limits Capes Farewell and Desolation. 



Numerous in above area. 



Along coast, east Greenland belt 5 miles wide 2/10 coverage from beach at 60-05 43-01 



to 61-18 N. 10-mile belt between 61-28 N.. and 62-43 N. Outer limits 8/10 from 



beach at 64-28 40-10 through 65-00 39-26, 65-32 38-05, thence north to beach. 



Angmagssalik Fjord 3/10 to 4/10 cover but clear to south. 

 Less than 1/10 coverage at Frederiksdal and in Skov Fjord with none between these 



points. 

 Less than 1 /lO coverage in Skov Fjord with approaches practically clear. 

 Numerous and scattered. 

 Outer edge through visibility limits 65-12 36-15 and 65-24 38-28 and passes through 



intermediate positions 65-01 36-30, 65-01 36-38, 65-14 37-06, 65-05 37-10, 65-17 



37-33. 5/10 coverage. Ikateq Fjord mostly clear except I'i miles 5/10 ice near 



Deception Pass. Numerous bergs but no pack Cape Farewell to visibility limit near 



Brede Fjord. 

 Frederiksdal to 59-45 44-42 to 59-30 43-50 5-milc belt 1/10 to 2/10 ice cover. 

 To 30 miles off coast 68-43 26-25 to 75-00 18-25. Appeared navigable. (Note: This 



ice probably heavier than report indicates.) 

 Scattered patches 1/10 cover off entrance Brede Fjord and near Frederiksdal. Otherwise 



only numerous scattered bergs between Capes Desolation and Farewell. 

 Pikiutdlek area (65 N., on east coast) covered with 3/10 ice, except Comanche Bay clear. 



In Skjoldungen area (03-15 N.) offshore belt loose ice 3 miles wide. Fjord clear except 



for bergs. 

 Complete coverage east coast Greenland Cape Pansch (75-11 17-25) to Bass Rock to 



Hochstetter Bay, thence south to Cape Borlase Warren and northern approaches to 



Gael Hamkes Bay 7/10 to 9/10 cover. Winter ice still fast in Hochstetter Bay— 



Shannon Island area. Pack moving considerably. 



SEPTEMBER 



Edge main pack approximately 76-10 15-40. 



Heavy vicinity 76-03 15-50. 



7/10 coverage vicinity 75-59 15-58. 



Scattered in area 66-55 23-30 to 66-50 22-20 to 68-05 20-30 to 68-15 24-30. 



2 vicinity 65-32 33-17, height 300 feet. 



Broken ice 65-04 30-04. 



68-28 18-21 (small), 68-56 17-21 (large). 



67-32 24-57, 67-15 24-29, 67-09 24-47. 



67-04 25-19. 



Much ice Angmagssalik Fjord with barrier 15 miles inside entrance. 



Large bergs in area centering near 64-30 37-00. 



Scattered bergs as usual off Greenland southwest coast 60 N., to 61 N.; no pack. 



Southern limits main Arctic pack along east Greenland coast vicinity cape Steensby 

 (76-55 18-15) thence generally north-northeasterly to 78 N., thence northerly. Navi- 

 gable lead towards Cape Bourbon (7S-45 18-20). A few large patches along coast 

 south of main pack. 



Except for heavy pack ice at all fjord entrances none to 60 miles off east Greenland 

 coast between Cape Brewster (70-10 N.) and Cape Kraus (73-48 N.). Scattered 

 bergs throughout area. 



58-21 40-08. 



58-34 39-19, 58-57 38-17 (both large). 



Southern edge main pack east coast Greenland from Great Koldewey Island (76-00 N., 

 to 76-40 N.) generally northeast to 77-30 N., thence easterly through 05 W. 



58-46 39-36 



Between 65-40 36-18 and 66-16 35-57; several 100 feet high within 10-mile radius of 

 65-36 36-20; clusters along coast. Singles at: 66-27 33-40, 67-20 17-00, 67-37 21-14, 

 70-30 19-30 (huge). 



OCTOBER 



Greenland east coast north of 74-30 N., scattered pack with some compact patches and 

 navigable new ice. Main field Arctic pack begins at 77-30 N. 



58-52 37-09. 



Scattered ice with wide shore lead and many leads to open sea between Cape Mackenzie 

 (72-55 N.) and Cape Wynn (74-30 N.), thence outer edge heavj' Arctic ice to 74-50 

 16-50 (approximately 10 miles off Cape Philip Broke) to 76-37 15-40 to 77-00 15-40 

 and eastward. North of 75-40 N., sea frozen solid. 



67-00 23-15; 68-18 24-02 (2). 



Vessel beset in heavy ice vicinity 75-25 16-50, limits not given. 



Outer edge light pack at 07-00 25-30; becomes heavier toward Greenland coast with 

 mostly storis inshore. Heavy from 40 miles south of Cape Brewster northward with 

 open break at entrance Scorcsby Sound thence 30 miles wide coastal belt Cape Swainson 

 (70-25 N.) to Cape Mackenzie (72-55 N.). Open lead into Cape Greg but all fjord 

 entrances blocked. 



Numerous, large, vicinity 67-53 25-40. 



Vessel beset in solid ice and storis 10 miles off Cape Borgen (approximate position 75-25 

 17-15). 



66-44 24-00. 



66-25 25-00. 



Main field extends from shore to 80 miles off along Greenland east coast at 71 N. Outer 

 edge trends north-northeast to 75 N., then east to meridian of Greenwich. No navi- 

 gable leads opened by recent gales. 



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