Table of Ice Reports, Newfoundland Area, 19^5 — Continued 



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APBIL — Continued 



Newfoundland narbors closed from Lewisporte to Port Saunders. 



Edge at 45-24 48-00. 



Numerous to 20 miles south of 45-24 48-00. 



44-30 48-30. 



Large patch at 44-38 48-20. 



2 at 43-45 47-02 (small), 46-35 52-34 (large). 



Edge clears Cape St. Francis 72 miles, and extends through 48-00 51-05 to 

 47-03 50-11 to 46-33 49-00 to 46-48 48-30 to 46-05 47-48 to 45-39 48-07 

 thence long close packed string to 45-20 48-23, 44-56 48-02. Detached 

 patch at 44-57 47-38. Southern edge closely packed from yards to several 

 miles in width with much open water inside this border. Ice south of 45-20 

 is well drawn out into patches with large cakes of heavy green ice. 



Scattered throughout pack with a concentration between 45 and 46 N., from 

 47 to 49 W. Many were observed beyond the eastern limits of the pack east 

 of the 1,000 fathom curve, apparently in back eddy of current. Positions 

 of singles and groups: 44-23 49-20, 44-25 49-24, 44-58 47-29, 45-00 47-51, 

 45-00 48-33, 45-01 46-55, 45-02 47-03, 45-02 48-23, 45-03 47-36, 45-03 

 48-12, 45-04 48-26. 45-05 48-01. 45-05 48-23, 45-06 47-08, 45-06 48-47, 

 45-11 47-37, 45-13 48-43. 45-15 47-27, 45-15 48-06, 45-15 48-07, 45-17 

 47-40, 45-19 47-49, 45-20 47-53, 45-20 47-59, 45-20 48-00. 45-21 48-03, 

 45-23 48-17, 3 near 45-25 47-54, 45-26 47-58, 45-27 48-02, 3 near 45-28 

 47-53, 45-28 47-59, 45-28 48-03, 45-29 47-55. 45-30 47-46, 45-30 47-47. 

 45-32 48-21, 45-35 47-34, 45-35 48-13, 45-36 47-40, 45-36 47-50, 45-39 

 48-58. 2 at 45-40 47-56, 45-40 48-32, 45-42 47-56, 45-43 48-44. 45-45 

 47-56. 45-46 48-43, 45-49 47-58, 45-64 47-55, 45-55 47-58, 45-56 47-54, 

 46-02 47-45. 46-04 47-45, 46-05 47-44, 46-23 47-51, 2 at 46-30 47-53, 

 46-34 48-06. 46-35 47-54, 46-36 47-55, 46-36 47-55, 46-38 52-17, 46-40 

 52-29, 46-41 49-13. 46^3 49-08. 46-44 49-12, 4 vicinity 46-50 49-27, 

 46-52 49-29, 45-58 49-31, 47-13 49-52, 47-21 50-24, 47-26 50-36, 47-30 

 50-30, 47-32 50-42, 47-40 50-47. 



9 vicinity 45-05 47-58, 45-24 48-03, several near 46-43 49-02. 



46-55 52-09 (large). 



44-02 46-10 44-10 46-47. 



Southern limits pass about 10 miles north of Fogo Island to 50-02 53-25 to 

 49-47 52-55 to 49-30 53-12 to 49-15 53-05 to 49-00 52-00 to 48-20 51-05 

 to 487OO 52-03 to 47-54 51-55 to 47-53 51-33 then with open bay extending 

 15 miles northward. Edge continues from 47-44 51-05 eastsoutheastwnrd 

 through 47-20 49-37. Eastern edge at 47-44 46-33. Edge obscured from 

 this position to 49-14 49-50 from which position limits of strings and field 

 is line to 51-30 50-55 to 52-45 51-45. 



47-24 49-45, 47-32 48-47, 47-33 49-27, 47-36 49-53, 47-37 49-04, 47-37 

 49-47. 47-38 49-29, 47-38 50-07, 47-39 50-19, 47-39 53-36, 47-40 48-44, 

 47-40 49-48. 47-40 50-13. 47-41 50-09, 47-42 49-06, 47-45 50-28. 47-45 

 50-31, 47-50 49-53, 47-50 50-12, 47-50 50-22, 47-50 50-28. 47-50 50-40. 

 47-50 50-45, 47-51 50-25, 47-52 51-00, 47-53 49-10, 47-53 50-13, 47-53 

 50-20, 47-54 49-13, 47-56 50-16, 47-58 50-05, 47-59 49-20, 48-00 49-20, 

 48-03 50-06, 48-06 51-13, 48-10 52-00, 48-14 52-05, 50-17 53-53, 50-19 

 53-36. 50-23 53-20, 50-24 53-53. 50-27 53-01. 50-28 53-28. 50-31 53-50, 

 50-33 53-43, 50-34 53-05, 50-34 53-09. 50-37 53-12. 50-37 53-28, 50-38 

 53-17, 50-38 54-05, 50-38 54-44, 50-39 53-19, 50-39 53-32. 50-40 52-24, 

 50-40 53-34, 50-40 54-37, 50-43 53-26, 50-44 53-28, 50-44 55-00, 50^5 

 54-40, 50-45 54-55, 50-47 52-15, 50-47 53-20, 2 at 50-47 53-30, 50-47 

 53-31, 50-47 54-38, 50-48 53-23, 50-50 63-23, 50-50 53-32, 50-53 53-17 

 50-53 53-31, 50-53 53-35, 50-53 52-50, 50-64 53-05, 50-54 53-10, 50-54 

 53-39, 50-54 55-08, 50-56 53-30, 50-57 52-43, 50-57 53-28,50—59 53-01, 

 51-01 52-50, 51-01 53-09, 61-02 52-32, 51-02 63-17, 51-03 53-28, 51-04 

 52-47, 51—04 53-30, 51-04 53-45, 51-05 52-40, 51-05 53-06, 51-05 53-23, 

 51-05 .53-28. 51-06 52-55. 51-06 53-08, 51-06 53-26, 51-08 53-09, 51-13 

 52-05, 61-13 53-17, 51-17 62-19, 51-23 51-00, 51-24 51-02. 51-25 51-30. 

 51-30 53-07, 51-30 53-13, 51-37 53-32, 61-38 62—55, 51-38 53-13,51-39 

 62-46, 51-39 52-52, 51-39 53-30, 51-40 51-41, 51-55 52-34, 52-00 52-35, 

 52-25 52-23. 



Belle Isle Strait — broken ice with stretches open water from Belle Isle to 

 western approaches vicinity Pt. Amour. Scattered ice vicinity Belle Isle. 

 Newfoundland east coast ice closed to shore south to southern tip Bell 

 Island (50-40 N.) and filled space between Bell and Groais Islands and coast. 



Labrador coast — Occasional grounded bergs to Battle Harbor. 



Eastern edge of field 43-57 48-36, 44-04 48-32. Southern limit 43-40 N., 

 with western edge extending to 49 W. 



44-30 47-17, 45-05 47-46. 



Edge through 47-47 51-03, 47-50 50-33, 47-30 50-20, 47-20 49-54, 47-23 

 49-29, 46-48 49-03, 46-38 48-46, thence curving through 46-62 48-31 to 

 46-26 48-13, 46-^)0 48—30 then narrow tongue of heavy close packed floes 

 up to 3 miles wide connected by strings narrowing to few yards in places 

 extended southward along line through 45-00 48-45, 44-30 48-40, 43-42 

 48—50. Eastern limits of field ice through 45-38 47-52, 46-40 47-23, 46-62 

 47—15 and northerly. Ice near eastern edge somewhat scattered but western 

 and southern edge was definite close packed boundary with very little scat- 

 tered ice outside. 



Many scattered within 16 miles of ice edge between 51 N., and 48 W. Indi- 

 vidual positions: 43-52 49-03. 44-21 48-40, 44-22 48-40, 3 near 44-26 

 48-42, 44-28 48-43. 44-48 48-13. 44-50 48-16. 45-10 48-47, 46-24 48-08, 

 45-25 48-10, 45-32 48-12, 45-46 48-04, 45-4S 4S-flS, 45-50 48-04, 3 near 



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