Table of Ice Reports. Newfoiiudhnid Area, 1945 — Continued 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location and Remark! 



Bergs. 



Berg 



Bergs 



Field ice. 

 —do.... 



Bergs. 



Growlers. 



Field ice. 

 Bergs.. . 



Berg 



Field ice. 



Berg 



Field ice. 



Winter 



Bergs 



Field and winttr ice. 



Field ice 



Winter 



Bergs 



do. 

 Field ice . 



APRIL— Continued 



FAge 5 miles off Baccalieu Island and Cape St. Francis with a long tongue of 

 scattered ice extending south to 5 miles off Torbay Point (47-24 52-30) 

 then curving through 47-46 62-24 to 47-41 51-54 to 47-21 52-03 to 46-58 

 51-40 to 46-40 50-38 to 46-51 50-29 where obscured by overcast. Limits 

 again oliserved through 46-52 47-40 to 46-59 47-29 to 46-42 47-22 to 46-28 

 46-40 to southern tip at 46-14 46-27 thence to 46-22 46-23 and irregularly 

 through 47-25 47-03. Many long wide bays open water throughout field. 



46-16 46-29, 46-23 46-33, 46-30 46-32, 5 vicinity 46-33 46-34, 46-35 46-36 



2 near 46-36 46-37, 3 near 46-37 47-02, 46-38 47-05, 2 near 46-40 46-37, 

 46-40 47-03, 46-41 46-38, 2 near 46-42 46-38, 46-51 50-33, 46-54 50-46, 

 46-54 46-53, 46-57 50-45, 46-59 50-45, 47-01 47-11, 47-01 61-30, 47-03 

 51-44, 47-05 51-38, 5 vicinity 47-08 60-50, 47-08 51-44, 47-10 61-56, 

 47-18 47-07, 2 at 47-20 51-55. 47-24 61-23, 47-26 47-44, 47-27 61-22, 

 47-29 51-13, 47-30 49-16, 47-31 51-22, 47-31 47-52, 47-31 50-60, 47-32 

 60-32, 47-32 47-52, 47-32 49-10, 2 at 47-32 50-38, 47-32 51-42, 47-34 

 49-17, 2 at 47-34 50-45, 2 at 47-34 50-50, 47-34 51-12, 47-35 50-41, 2 at 

 47-35 50-45, 47-35 60-50, 47-36 51-08, 47-35 51-19, 47-35 48-12, 47-35 

 48-24, 47-35 49-09, 47-35 49-12, 47-35 49-17, 47-35 50-21, 47-35 50-25, 

 47-35 50-49, 47-35 50-59, 47-36 49-44, 47-36 50-51. 47-36 49-31, 47-36 

 61-28, 47-37 48-02. 47-37 48-19. 47-37 49-20, 47-37 49-51, 47-37 60-16. 

 47-37 50-20, 47-37 50-34, 47-37 60-36. 2 at 47-37 50-43, 47-37 51-26, 

 47-37 51-60, 47-38 48-46, 47-38 48-46, 2 at 47-38 49-10, 47-38 49-15, 

 47-38 49-28, 47-38 49-51, 47-38 50-06, 47-38 50-16, 47-38 50-59, 47-38 

 61-28, 47-38 48-45, 47-38 49-15, 47-38 49-51, 47-38 51-17, 47-39 48-47, 

 47-39 49-28, 47-39 50-02, 47-39 50-26. 47-40 48-46, 47-40 49-20, 3 near 

 47-40 50-23, 47-40 60-25. 47-40 50-59. 47-40 51-33, 47-41 48-38, 47-41 

 49-11, 47-41 49-22, 47-41 50-52, 47-41 51-45. 47-42 48-30. 47-42 48-38 

 47-42 51-30, 47-43 48-38, 3 near 47-43 50-38, 47-43 50-39, 2 at 47-43 

 51-45, 47-46 50-33, 47-47 47-54. 



Newfoundland harbors from Bonavista to Cow Head Harbor. Cornerbrook 

 closed by ice in inlet. 



44-27 48-25 (large). 



44-20 48-35, 44-18 48-33. 



Tongue extends southwest to 45-06 47-45. 



Western and southern limits of field from north through 48-33 51-30, 48-25 

 51-10, 48-07 51-45, 48-17 51-10, 47-52 51-22. 47-19 51-06, 47-17 50-34, 

 47-14 48-24, 46-46 47-42, 45-43 48-00 thence strings extending southwest 

 to limits 45-33 48-28, 45-27 48-28, 45-27 48-05. Eastern limits through 

 46-28 46-35, 47-52 47-00, 48-33 48-35. Ice south of 46-30 is loose and 

 scattered except for large closely packed floe at western edge between 46-22 

 and 46-04 N. Eastern edge of field ice is somewhat scattered. 



45-38 48-12, 3 near 45-40 48-00, 45-41 47-54, 45-49 47-48, 45-52 47-66. 



3 near 46-57 47-35, 46-01 47-33, 46-01 47-36, 46-02 47-31. 46-18 46-43. 

 46-22 47-39. 46-23 46-41. 46-27 47-28, 46-58 47-42, 47-04 47-58, 47-07 

 47-58, 47-10 48-04, 47-12 47-59, 47-16 47-16, 47-17 48-15, 47-20 49-21. 

 47-22 51-05. 47-25 48-16. 47-25 61-04, 2 at 47-30 50-50, 47-32 50-57, 

 47-32 61-15. 47-33 50-54. 47-35 47-30, 47-45 51-08. 48-15 51-11. 48-16 

 50-52, 48-16 51-05, 48-18 50-03, 48-20 50-10, 48-20 60-23, 48-22 49-57. 

 48-24 49-54. One off Bay Bulls. 



Numerous throughout area near southern edge of ice field. 10 near line be- 

 tween 45-38 48-10 and 45-33 48-24. 



Encountered between 47-25 W., and 47-45 W. Southern limit 46-16 N. 



Vicinity ice field and scattered 20 miles southward. 



44-23 48-24 (small). 



Heavy floes from shore to 49-00 49-40 thence drift ice to 49-00 48-40. 



44-20 48-14 



Eastern edge 56-00 54-40 approximately 120 miles east from Bull Dog Island 

 widening to 180 miles north and east of Cape Harrison. Cover 8/10 outer 

 22 miles then 2/10 to 6/10 next 30 miles and increasing 9/10 to 10/10 there 

 to shore. Some large pans 600 to 1,500 feet in diameter. 



Hamilton Inlet and Lake Melville frozen solid with hard packed snow cover. 



Few noted within 20 miles of Bull Dog Island (54-45 56-40). 



Newfoundland harbors closed from Bonavista to Port Saunders. 



None sighted from flight along line over Cape Whittle and Port Au Port. 



Humber Arm appeared free of ice. 



44-25 47-30, 44-25 48-10. 



45-06 51-20,45-25 62-20. 



Edge through 48-16 51-15, 47-52 51-14, 47-38 50-12, 47-15 50-06. 47-08 

 47-48. 46-18 47-22, 45-44 47-58. Field has heavy border close packed ice 

 with much open water throughout central area. 



Some scattered along western edge entirely free of pack with many more in 

 position to work free. Singles at: 47-15 48-39, 47-34 50-06, 47-39 60-16, 

 47--40 60-14, 47-41 50-13, 2 at 47-45 50-24. 



47-45 50-27. 



Fast ice in arms and coves of Notre Dame Bay, some open water in Dildo Run. 



Southern edge from visibility limit near 50-45 65-00 to Bell Island then western 

 edge to Groais Island to Cape Bauld with heavy 10/10 pack narrowing to 

 isthmus from Cape Bauld to south tip Belle Isle. South side of strait 10/10. 

 North side clear west past 66-00 W. No close pack within 10 miles Labrador 

 coast north to Battle Harbor. 



50-12 55-54, 50-13 56-64 (estimated 260 to 300 feet high), 51-13 65-24, 51-18 

 .5.5-18, 51-24 55-25, 52-04 55-35, 52-13 55-31. 



44-15 47-39 



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