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Newfoundland coast eastward to longitude 43°50' W. The bergs 

 attained their farthest south for the season during this month, reach- 

 ing latitude 40°29' N., directly in west bound track A (extra southern 

 route) on June 19. The situation around Cape Race completely 

 cleared up in the early days of June; only an occasional berg finding 

 its way south of Cape St. Francis, New Foundland, thereafter. This 

 situation should maintain itself for the rest of the year. It is esti- 

 mated that 110 bergs drifted south of latitude 48° N., during this 

 month and six bergs south of latitude 43° N. The distribution of 

 this ice is graphically shown on the June Ice Chart. (See fig. 10.) 



JULY AND AUGUST 1938 



The first weeks of July continued the rapid disintegration of the 

 bergs in the area. Only one new berg entered the area (south of lati- 

 tude 49° N.) during the first 2 weeks. The majority of the bergs 

 were north of latitude 48° N., and only one was sighted or reported 

 south of latitude 46° N. This berg was first sighted by the patrol 

 vessel on July 2 in latitude 44°41' N., longitude 48°49' W. Its 

 drift was carefully followed until it melted July 19 in latitude 41°45' 

 N., longtitude 49°46' W., having drifted approximately 220 miles 

 at an average rate of 12.9 miles per day. By the middle of the month 

 only 6 known bergs remained in the ice patrol area and all but two 

 of these were north of latitude 48° N. Reports from the Belle Isle 

 route, track G, showed numerous bergs in the Straits of Belle Isle 

 as far west as Blanc Sablon Bay, Labrador, and east of Belle Isle 

 along the track for 180 miles to longtitude 51°07' W. The Inter- 

 national Ice Patrol Service for the season 1938 was discontinued on 

 July 22, 1938. The distribution of the ice for the month of July, 

 south of latitude 49° N., is graphically shown on the July Ice Chart. 

 (See fig. 11.) 



Upon completion of the Ice Patrol the Coast Guard patrol boat 

 General Greene made an ice observation and oceanographic cruise 

 in the general region of the Labrador Sea, Davis Strait, and the 

 coasts of West Greenland, Baffin Land, and Labrador, covering the 

 period July 22 to August 10. Ice conditions during this period are 

 described as follows: On July 23 two bergs were sighted in latitude 

 50°03' N., longitude 52°58' W., and three bergs in latitude 50°47' 

 N., longitude 53°50' W. On the 24th two bergs in latitude 51°20' 

 N., longitude 54° 12' W., and four bergs in vicinity South Wolf 

 Island, Labrador. On July 25 one berg was sighted in latitude 

 55°03' N., longitude 53°20' W. This was the last ice sighted until 

 in the vicinity of Cape Farewell, Greenland. The east Greenland 

 bergs were not met with until about 30 miles southwest of Cape 

 Farewell and from that point on were passed in good munbers to 10 

 miles southwest of the Cape and it was estimated that approxi- 

 mately 100 bergs were in that area; 33 being in sight at one time. 



