Tabic of Ice Reports, Neivfoitndland Area, 1945 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Field ice 



Berg 



Field ice 



...do 



...do 



Berg - 



Slush and pancake 



Clear... 



Berg 



Field ice 



Berg.... 



Field ice 



Open water. 



Winter ice.. 

 Bergs 



Field ice 



1 and growlers. 



Field ice. 

 .--do.... 



Slob 



Bergs and growlers. 



Field ice. 



Bergs... 

 Field ice. 

 ...do... 

 ...do... 



...do... 

 Bergs... 

 Field ice. 



...do... 

 ...do... 



...do... 



Location and Remarks 



FE BRD A RY— Continued 



Scattered field ice between 48-26 50-34 and 48-35 50-23. Average thickness 



12 to 18 inches. 

 47-18 52-32. 



Ice field wide area about 48-27 49-20. 

 Southern limit latitude 48-13. 

 Approximate outer limits through 48-00 52-40 to 47-28 52-25 to 48-20 50-00 



to 49-15 50-00 through 51-00 52-00. 10/10 broken ice decreasing to 4/10 



cover at outer edge. 

 47-21 62-37. 



MARCH 



Outer limits from vicinity Cape Bonavista to 47-46 52-00 to 48-08 51-00 

 thence northeast through estimated visibility limit of 48-33 50-30. 4/10 

 to 8/10 cover, some cakes to greater than 20 feet in diameter. Ice becomes 

 heavier and more closely packed to north. Narrow string trails southeast 

 from Baccalicu Island with another near mouth of Trinity Bay. 



Trinity and Bonavista Bays. Ice at heads of coves and bays much below 

 average. 



47-19 52-43. off Bay Bulls, large. 



Fogo Island to Battle Harbor. Close cover, heavy pack, large cakes and 

 sheets, occasional open cracks. 



1 sighted about 70 miles east of Battle Harbor. No other bergs observed 

 above area. 



Western edge, clearing coast 3 to 5 miles at Cape Bonavista, extends through 

 48-20 52-43 to 47-45 52-30 (estimated) where edge turns easterly at appar- 

 ent southern limit. Outer edge extends irregularly through 49-20 50-50, 

 50-50 51-20, 51-55 52-40, 53-20 53-30 and northerly. Body of pack 

 6/10 to 10/10. Eastern border from scattered to 5/10. Ice appears lighter 

 than 1944 season. Strait of Belle Isle averages 8/10 cover from new through 

 broken sheet to heavy. 



5 to 10 miles wide with some new ice forming along Labrador coast from 

 52-00 N., to 53-10 N. 



Bays along Labrador coast and arms to Notre Dame Bay frozen solid. 



Relatively few sighted. Positions as follows: 48-28 52-23, 48-30 52-16, 

 2 at 48-54 52-00, 49-05 51-47, 52-05 55-40, 52-24 55-34, 52-38 55^0, 

 52-47 55-45, 53-04 55-40, 53-25 55-39, 53-27 55-37, 53-31 53-22. 



Edge from vicinity Stinking Island to Cape Bonavista clearing east coast 

 Bonavista Peninsula to 47-45 62-10, 47-53 51-35, 47-30 51-05, 48-00 50-20, 

 47-45 50-00, 47-50 47-50, 48-45 49-20, 49-30 50-30 thence northerly. 

 Cover 6/10 to 10/10 except near edges. Some heavy pans to greater than 

 50 feet in diameter near southeastern extremity of pack area. Pack rather 

 heavy from 49-30 50-30 to Cape Bonavista, but appeared lighter than 

 in 1944. 



Numerous in pack north of 49 N., with a few to near southern border of pack. 

 Individual berg positions as follows: 47-19 52-43 (large, aground off Bull 

 Head), 48-05 49-30, 48-10 51-25, 49-03 51-21' 49-07 51-35, 49-12 51-03, 

 49-12 61-31, 49-12 51-54, 49-13 52-10, 49-16 51-32, 49-15 51-55, 49-15 

 52-10, 49-17 51-49, 49-18 51-42, 49-18 61-55, 49-21 51-01, 49-23 51-56, 

 49-23 61-04, 49-25 50-29, 49-26 61-04. Most of above bergs were quite 

 small. Many growlers throughout area. 



Vicinity 47-45 48-10. Cakes 8 to 10 feet in diameter, 8 to 10 inches thick, 

 soft, with sludge between cakes. 



Limits from Cape Bonavista to: 47-26 51-48, 47-13 51-23, 47-57 50-18, 

 47-27149-32, 47-25 48-42, 47-09 48-27, 47-13 47-18, 47-28 47-24, 47-43 

 48-04, 47-61 48-58, 49-00 50-15 and northerly. Ice at southern limits 

 estimated 8 to 10 inches thick in cakes averaging 10 feet diameter, but 

 some to over 30 feet. Average cover 4/10, made up of 10/10 strips and 

 patches. Vicmity 49 N., cover 8/10 to 10/10, larger floes, heavier ice. 

 Slush and new ice forming in pack and west of pack area. 



9/10 new ice in Bonavista Bay, slush forming at mouth of Trinity Bay and 

 in patches in Conception Bay. 



Small bergs and growlers rather numerous in ice field along course from 49-00 N., 

 50-16 W., to Cape Bonavista. Individual berg positions as follows: 47-19 

 52-43 (off Bull Head), 48-02 52-33, 48-37 50-50, 48-41 50-57, 48-42 50-42, 

 48-51 51-00, 48-52 51-10, 48-52 61-23, 4 near 48-57 50-43. Growlers at: 

 47-23 51-16, many near 48-43 50-50, 48-56 50-30. 



Along flight Icourse from 47-30 52-15 to 47-30 49-40 which was apparently 

 eastern limit. Light, rather open. Ice along coast from northward to 

 Port Union thence open water inshore to south. 



Many in area vicinity 48-50 62-20 (30 or more). 



Scattered floes vicinity 47-08 51-39. 



Extending from 48-00 48-20 west to coast. 



Floes of scattered ice within 5 miles of 47-00 47-00. Mostly light but occasionally 

 cakes to 18 inches thick. 



Heavy floes 9 miles off St. John's harbor. 



47-13 52-35, 47-39 52-30. 



2 large close packed floes vicinity 47-00 51-10, scattered pieces to about 30 

 miles south this position thence clear past Cape Race. 



Patch 1 mile off Fort Amherst. Main field 5 miles off. 



Very widely scattered small pieces only ice encountered by ship between 62-21 



45-26 and 46-55 48-22. 

 Off St. John's Harbor to visibility distance. 



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