Table of Ice Reports, St. Lawrence Area, 19^5 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location nnd Remarks 



MARCH— Continued 



Outer limits scattered ice Cape North to 46-11 5S-35 to 45-30 60-05 to bench 

 near 45-40 60-20. Strip close p?.ck 1 to 5 miles wide along coast from St. 

 Anne Bay to Cape North. Remainder of field less than 3/10 cover diminish- 

 ing to less than 1/10 scattered strings near outer edges. Sydney and Louis- 

 burg harbors easily accessible from seaward. Open water from a few miles 

 off Cape St. Lawrence westward past Magdalen Islands. Southeast edge of 

 ice in central part of gulf about 35 miles northwest of Bird Rocks. 



Few isolated strings between Bird Rocks and 4S-25 62-00. Scattered ice 

 south of St. Paul Island. Strips along shore at .\spy Bay, Sydney and 

 Louisburg. Scattered ice in Gut of Canso with close pack at northern end 

 and in George Bay. 



No ice in sight at Cape Salmon, Father Point, Matane, Cape Magdalen, or 

 Martin River. 



APRIL 



Lower St. Lawrence River clear of ice from Quebec to Fame Point, practically 

 clear from Montreal to Quebec. Northumberland Strait clear. Gulf of St. 

 Lawrence mostly clear except areas as noted below: 



Northeastern part of Gulf north of 49 N. Patch 5 miles in diameter vicinity 

 46-50 63-00. Strings 5 to 10 mile? north of West Pomt, Prince Edward 

 Island._ Few strings between North Point, Prince Edward Island and 

 Escuminac. Area of close pack from 47-10 N., to 47-30 N., between 

 63-20 W., and Magdalens. String of close pack along east coa.st Cape 

 Breton Island from Aspy Bay southward. Patch 1 to 3 miles wide at Scatari 

 Island. George Bay— close pack northward of line from Cape George to 

 Henry Island to 10 miles northeast of Cape George and 8 miles north of 

 Henry Island. Remainder of Bay loosening up, few strings. Steamer 

 route via Cape Ray to Quebec navigable this date. 



Only few strings remain near Cape Breton coast. Outer limit less than 20 

 miles off shore. 



Ice conditions George Bay improved. Route via Gut of Canso and North- 

 umberland Strait now considered navigable. Scattered remnants in vicinity 

 Magdalen Islands and St. Paul Island. All other points of river and gulf 

 reported clear. 



Few small strings and patches remaining 12th vicinity Magdalens, south of 

 St. Paul Island, between Port Hood and Inverness, and vicinity Sandy Beach 

 Spit and Northwest arm Gaspc Bay. All ice except that in vicinity Gaspe 

 dissipated by 15th and the latter prior to the 17th of April. 



Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland Area, 1945 



Day of 

 Month 



Location and Remarks 



Berg.... 

 Field ice. 



Berg 



Field ice. 

 ...do... 

 Slob 



FEBBUART 



48-20 50-40 (smaU). 



4S-25 52-20. 



Limits from Fogo Island to 50-27 62-29 to 51-05 53-49 to 52-34 52-43 to 

 53-05 52-49 to 53-27 51-45 to 53-58 51-22. 



Closing Newfoundland ports from Port Union to Port Saundera. 



47-41 52-08 (small). 



48-15 52-33 (6/10 to 8/10) extending west to coast and east to horizon, becom- 

 ing 8/10 to 10/10 at 48-51 52-52. 



Closing Newfoundland ports from Bonavista to Rocky H.irbour. 



46-42 51-48. 



Argentia Harbor (disappeared by morning 19th). 



46-35 51-55. 



Extending from Torbay 4 miles 070° thence 030° to limit of visibility. 



At H.arbor Grace, Clarenvillc, and Aguathunas. 



Belt li to 1 mile wide extcncls from a point 2 miles east of Cape Spear north 

 to 4 miles east of Red Cliff Head. 



Outer limits from northward through approxinuate positions 53-10 52-45 to 

 52-00 52-35 to 50-30 51-40 thence southward to 47-20 51 45. All ice in 

 area westward to beach apparently light. 5/10 cover at outer edge in- 

 creasing to 9/10 in Notre Dame Bay. 7/10 cover south of 49 N., decreasing 

 southward off Avalon Peninsula. Open water inshore south from Cape 

 Bonavista. 



46-41 52-03. 



Approximate southern limits from Baccalieu Island to 47-50 52-40 to 47-30 

 62-25 to 48-00 51-10 to 49-10 50-00. Eastern 30 miles light pans and skim 

 ice 3/10 to 7/10 cover thence nearly solid pan ice to westward. 



46-60 52-02. 



Scattered light floes from 46-50 52-02 to 5 miles off Cape Spear. 



Closing Newfoundland ports from Port I'nion to Corner Brook. 



At Harbour Grace, Grates Cove, Ciarcnville, and Aguathunas. 



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