Table of Ice and Ohstrvction Reports, South of 50° N., 1946 — Continued 



North 

 latitude 



West 

 longitude 



Description 



Ice patrol plane. 



..do..._ 

 ..do._.. 

 Feb. 16 

 Feb. 17 

 Feb. 18 



U.S. S.Greensboro.... 

 U. S. S. Grand Rapids. 



Edwin L. Drake 



Evanger 



25 U.S.C. G.C.Laurel. 



Ice patrol plane. 



48 52 52 50 



to 



48 10 52 33 



through 



47 00 52 00 

 (limit of visibility) 



47 30 50 50 



to 



47 48 50 23 



to 



47 53 49 23 



to 



47 34 48 32 

 (limit of visibility) 



47 55 48 12 



to 



48 40 48 42 



to 



49 45 50 45 

 47 57 49 29 



47 27 52 50 



to 

 47 03 52 13 



to 

 46 44 51 05 



to 



46 50 50 40 



to 



47 30 50 00 



to 

 47 34 49 15 



to 

 47 23 49 00 



to 

 47 05 47 40 



to 

 46 35 46 55 



to 

 46 42 46 50 

 thence estimated 

 through 



47 40 



47 28 



47 27 

 46 25 

 46 08 



48 55 



46 18 



47 25 



49 10 



47 30 



47 40 



47 30 



48 56 



60 07 



to 



46 23 59 46 



thence to 



45 45 59 22 



to 



45 45 58 35 



46 19 57 55 



47 40 



52 20 



to 

 47 30 52 20 



through 

 47 10 52 32 

 47 40 52 07 



to 



47 24 52 10 



through 



47 10 52 25 

 Area eastward to 



51-25 W., and north 

 of 47-35 N. 



48 23 52 35 



to 

 48 00 52 



C'storn (in.shore) edge of field i 



Southern edge of field ice. 



Eastern (outer) edge of field ice. Ice field 

 about 9/10 cover crossing from last posi- 

 tion to TwiUingate. 



Small berg. (Field ice remarkably free of 

 bergs. Only 1 berg sighted between 49-45 

 50-45 and TwiUingate). 



Outer limits field ice. Area south of 

 47-30 N., between 50 W., and 52 W., open 

 and scattered decreasing to scattered 

 strings and patches at southern limits. 



Berg. 



Encountered field ice. 

 Light field ice encountered. 

 Berg appJoximately 30 feet high. 

 Large berg, small berg and much floating ice 

 in vicinity. 



[Encountered newly formed ice 8 inches thick. 



i Encountered heavy field ice 1 to 4 feet thick 



I in pans up to 60 feet in diameter. 



\Slob ice. (No further ice on course east- 



/ ward). 



Eastern edge field ice. Outer 5 miles strings 

 and patches thence close packeR. (Icing 

 conditions and visibility limited patrol). 



■Western edge light slob and slush 



I Eastern edge lightslob and slush ice. South 

 i- ern limit this ice not visible but believe 

 all ice south of 47-40 N., navigable. 



Patches and strings light field ice. 



Limits heavy field ice. (Decreasing south- 

 ward to slob and slush ice described above). 



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