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



Day of 

 Month 



Type 



Location and Remarks 



Bergs and growlers. 

 Storis 



Bergs and growlers 

 Winter ice.. 



Berg 



Winter ice 



Berg. 



Bergs 



Storis 

 Bergs 

 Berg. 



Storis 



Bergs 



Storis 



...do._. 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Bergs 



Storis 



...do 



Bergs and growlers 

 Storis 



FEBEUABT — Continued 



Outer limits from beach at 44-20 W., to 59-52 45-05 to 60-02 45-46 to 59-54 

 46-14 to 59-38 45-33 to 59-16 45-47 to 59-00 44-42 to 69-00 43-53 to 59-16 

 43-23 to 59-37 43-23 to 59-47 43-40 thence apparently widening into belt 

 along east coast. Ice in broken fields separated by open leads. Narrow 

 coastal strip 2 miles wide 5/10 to 8/10 cover extends from 45-05 W., to 

 46-10 W., with tongue extending 18 miles seaward at west end. Deteriorated 

 patches remain in area between 59-55 N., and 60-05 N., from 46-34 W., to 

 47-34 W. 



Numerous off southwest coast. Only ice observed other than storis as listed 

 above. 



Outer limits 60-22 45-46 to 60-11 46-13 to 59-59 45-44 to 59-35 46-02 to 

 69-19 44-33 to 59-20 44-02 to 60-01 42-21 thence narrowing to belt 3 miles 

 wide along east coast from 60-20 N., northward past 60-58 N. Cover 

 4/10 to 9/10 with occasional blind leads and open lakes increasing eastward 

 of 43 W., to 9/10 to 10/10 cover. Shore lead 2 to 10 miles wide from western 

 extremity to 44-25 W. Scattered strings from northwest edge to approaches 

 Brede Fjord. 



Few east of 46 W. Many scattered west of 46 W. 



In area bounded by 60-40 47-15 to 60-35 48-00 to 60-10 47-30 to 60-10 46-30 

 with several tongues to southward. Cover up to 10/10. 



57-34 38-15. 



Outer limits area 8/10 cover from Cape Desolation to 60-38 48-30 to 61-00 

 49-20 to 61-21 49-45 to vicinity Sermersut Island. Ice apparently navigable. 

 Area 5/10 cover extends seaward to limits 60-50 49-04 to 60-41 49-45 through 

 61-22 50-30. Small circular patch about 15 miles in diameter extends 

 south from shore off Cape Thorvaldsen. Remainder of area eastward past 

 46-30 W., is clear of field ice. 



58-30 37-15. 



MARCH 



13 encountered along course 59-30 36-30 to 57-50 39-00. 



None encountered along Greenland southwest coast. 



Fewer than normal southwest coast. 



59-08 39-14. 



Coastal belt 10 miles wide 1/10 cover from Cape Thorvaldsen to Simiutak 

 where 10 miles wide 10/10 cover decreasing to 7/10 cover 5 miles wide to 

 Sermersok thence widening to average width 29 miles from Sermersok to 

 limit of observation at 60 N., on east coast with 3/10 to 5/10 cover at outer 

 edge becoming 7/10 to 8/10 inshore. 



Scattered bergs only ice observed north of Cape Thorvaldsen. Scattered 

 to 30 miles south of Cape Farewell and to 50 miles off Simiutak. 



Scattered fields up to 15 miles off shore from Skov Fjord to Cape Farewell 

 thence only scattered floes along east coast northward to Cape Adelaer. 

 Belt 5 miles wide with outer edge 10 miles ofif shore at Cape Adelaer widening 

 to 28 miles off Skjoldungen. 4/10 storis frozen in with new ice and winter ice. 



Southeastern edge 66-20 23-25 to 66-27 23-10 seaward extent not known. 



Western limit in longitude Cape Thorvaldsen. Shore lead to Simiutak. 



Scattered field up to 40 miles seaward Cape Desolation to Cape Farewell 

 thence to 20 miles off east coast to Cape Discord (60-50 N.). Outer edge 

 closely packed storis frozen in winter ice tapers from Cape Discord to 30 

 miles off shore at Cape Mosting (63-42N.). 



Off Cape Farewell scattered ice to Simiutak. 



Belt 20 miles wide 10 miles off beach at northwest limit 60 N., 42 W., closing 

 to beach at Cape Farewell and widening along east coast to 30 miles at 

 69-50 N. Cover 8/10 to 10/10. Few scattered strings between northwest 

 limit of field and Arsuk Fjord approaches. 



Limits of pack same as listed March 21 from Cape Farewell to northwest 

 end thence 2/10 to 4/10 cover extending up to 30 miles seaward deteriorating 

 to strings off Cape Thorvaldsen. 



Usual numbers scattered throughout area. 



Outer limits from entrance Brede Fjord to 60-38 47-02 to 60-15 47-50 to 

 59-40 47-30 to 59-17 46-30 through 58-56 -45-00. Patches vary 1/10 to 

 10/10 cover. 



Outer limits 60-36 48-01 to 60-29 48-55 to 60-20 48-40 to 59-47 48-25 to 

 fiO-04 48-15 to 59-41 47-10 to 59-37 40-30 through 59-22 46-00. Shore 

 lead about 1/10 cover 5 to 10 miles wide from Cape Farewell past Cape 

 Thorvaldsen. 



Numerous in shore lead. Some scattered to seaward of storis. 



Northwest edge at 60-18 48-25. Strong northwesterly winds moving ice 

 south off southwest coast. Outer limit obscured by weather but estimated 

 about 80 miles seaward. Strings normal to coast from northwest limit to 

 60-18 48-25 thence 8/10 to 10/10 cover south and eastward. 



Only remnants scattered storis along southwest coast. Cover less than 2/10. 

 Outer limits from Cape Farewell to 59-16 43-47 to 59-03 44-38 to 59-14 

 45-31 to 58-59 45-26 to 68-42 44-10 thence trending eastward. Cover 

 5/10 to 7/10. 



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