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



Table of Ice Reports, Canadian Arctic Area, 1945 



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location and Remarks 



Winter ice 



Field and winter ice. 



Bergs. 



JULY 



Upper Frobisher Bay 10/10 covered. 



Eastern limits from east coast Labrador at 59-41 N.. to 60-13 63-26 to 60-19 

 62-58 to 60-39 63-13 to 60-46 64-35 to 60-02 66-20 to 60-20 66-30 to 

 60-39 66-11 to 60-56 66-23 to 61-18 67-20 to 61-46 66-39 to 61-40 65-44 

 to 61-53 65-25 to 62-20 64-25 to 62-16 63-62 to 62-50 62-00 to 63-23 

 60-47 to 63-30 62-30 to 63-47 60-00 thence trending northnorthwest. Ice 

 east of Button Islands and Cape Chidley 3/10 cover decreasing to 1/10 

 at outer edge. Open water extending 18 miles northward from mouth of 

 Koksoak River and some open water off outlets other rivers along southeast 

 shore Ungava Bay. Open water around 59-30 66-50 surrounded by light 

 ice 2/10 to 3/10 cover. Heavy ice 10/10 cover northeastward off Leaf 

 Bay and mostly 8/10 to 10/10 west portion Ungava Bay. Remainder 

 Ungava Bay mostly 5/10 to 7/10. Some 1/10 to 3/10 through center of 

 Hudson Strait. Western limits in Hudson Strait extend from vicinity 

 Cape Prince of Wales to 61-36 69-40 to 62-12 71-00 to north shore vicinity 

 Cape Colmer. Area westward within next 40 to 50 miles (limit of visibility) 

 free of field ice except patch near south shore between Wale Island and 

 Cape Prince of Wales. Frobisher Bay 7/10 cover increasing in 10/10 above 

 Chase Island and decreasing to 1/10 in upper bav above island barrier. 



61-04 64-40 (2), 61-07 64-00, 61-07 64-07, 61-07 65-04. 61-08 64-14, 61-08 

 65-11, 61-08 65-21, 61-09 65-00. 12 between 61-07 64-32 and 61-10 64-55. 

 17 near southwest beach Resolution Island, many scattered through outer 

 Hudson Strait, 61-34 64-18, 33 cioseby east of Cape Resolution, 46 between 

 Loks Land and Resolution Island. 24 within 10 mile radius of 62-43 66-05, 

 3 vicinity 62-07 67-08. 



2 at 61-20 67-18. 61-26 67-37. 6 within 5 miles of 61-33 67-30. 3 near 61-34 

 68-16. 61-35 68-32. 61-41 69-06. 61-43 68-30. 2 at 61-45 69-49. 2 at 61-46 

 69-30, 62-01 70-21, 6 within 5 miles of 62-10 70-22, 14 south of Big Island, 

 12 in North Bay, 62-22 61-00. 



2 at 60-10 61-16, 60-10 62-52, 60-15 61-36. 60-16 61-28, 151 in vicinity 

 east of Hudson Strait . 



Occasional patches in area otherwise clear 10 to 20 miles off shore eastern 

 Ungava Bay. Large string off eastern shore from Button Island to 25 miles 

 north of Koksoak River entrance. Western side Ungava Bay mostly cov- 

 ered. Frobisher Bay— from entrance to Gabriel Island 1/10 to 2/10 in 

 patches. Gabriel Island to Fletcher Island 2/10 to 3/10. Upper Frobisher 

 Bay mostly clear. 



Broken navigable ice 1/10 to 3/10 cover in belt up to 10 miles wide extending 

 from east past Loks Land and across Frobisher Bay to west headlands 

 vicinity 62-20 N. Strip 2 to 3 miles wide extends along coast into Hudson 

 Strait with tongue extending to 15 miles south off coast between 66-10 and 

 66-40 W. In Frobisher Bay ice decreases to less than 1/10 cover from 

 above belt to Gabriel Island with small areas 1/10 cover to Fletcher Island 

 and dear from island barrier to head of bay. Ungava Bay— small strip 

 1 by 3 miles in vicinity 59-38 68-30. 



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