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No great amount of pack ice was encountered until 10 miles oft" the 

 coast where heavy open pack was found in a belt to the northwest 

 as far as could be seen and extending eastward to the horizon (all 

 apparently tight against the shore) and south for 30 miles from Cape 

 Farewell. On leaving this vicinity light open ice was passed through 

 in latitude 59°35' N., longitude 45°10' W. This is beheved to be 

 the southwestern limit of the pack ice. 



On July 30 a berg was sighted in latitude 61°05' N., longitude 54°43' 

 W. It is unusual to find a berg m this particular locality, it being a 

 region of comparatively warm surface water, slow current movement, 

 and well south of the major westward branch off of the West Greenland 

 Current. 



Heavy open pack ice was encountered in latitude 65°25' N., longi- 

 tude 57°42' W. Visibility was poor at the time, about one-half a mile 

 but this was considered to be the eastern edge of the west ice which 

 apparently extended 95 miles east-southeast from Cape Walsingham, 

 Baffin Land. Two bergs were observed along the edge of this ice. 

 No other ice was seen from this point in to the Greenland coast but 

 visibility was poor until Hellefiske Bank was reached. On leaving 

 Holsteinsborg on August 3 one small berg was seen off Cape Burnil, 

 Greenland. On August 4 the west ice was again encountered in 

 latitude 65°38' N., longitude 57°40' W. After passing through 

 scattered pieces the heavy arctic pack was met and this ice was 

 skirted in a general southerly direction to latitude 65° 17' N., then 

 west to longitude 58°58' W, From there the ice extended about 

 south by west, becoming more open and lighter until in latitude 

 64°38' N., longitude 58°57' W., course was set due west through light 

 strings of ice in an effort to find the main pack again. Five bergs 

 were sighted along the ice edge during the day, August 4, but poor 

 visibility made any estimate of the actual number impossible. 



Wliile on this westerly course along latitude 64°38' N., two bergs 

 were sighted, one very large. This berg was the flat topped, block type 

 of berg and measured 3,000 feet by 1,400 feet. From longitude 

 58°57' W., occasional strings of open ice were passed through until 

 in longitude 60° W., heavy open ice was encountered. During the 

 night this ice was skirted to the southwest of latitude 64° N., longi- 

 tude 61° W., passmg six bergs along the ice edge. 



During the day of August 5, with excellent visibility, the General 

 Greene continued following the edge of the heavy pack to the south, 

 southwest, passing, at times, through strings of light open ice which 

 extended southeastward from the main body about 8 to 10 miles. By 

 8 p. m. this day the ice had been delineated from latitude 64°15' N., 

 longitude 61°00' W., to latitude 62°12' N., longitude 63°05' W., pass- 

 ing 34 large bergs in and along the edge of the ice. At this last posi- 

 tion, 33 miles off North Foreland, Baffin Land, the ice edge extended 



