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westward to the shore, and as no other field ice was seen to the south- 

 ward this was the southern limit of the main pack of the west ice on 

 August 5, 1938. 



From the above position the General Greene cruised across the en- 

 trance to Hudson Strait and down the Labrador coast, following 

 approximately the 100-fathom curve, to St. John's, Newfoundland, 

 sighting the following bergs en route: August 6 and 7 from latitude 

 61°11' N., to latitude 57°50' N., 22 bergs; August 8 from latitude 

 55°46' N., longitude 56°54' W., to latitude 54°30' N., longitude 55°07' 

 W., 7 bergs; and August 9 three scattered bergs along track G about 

 60 miles northeast of Belle Isle. During the period of the cruise re- 

 peated reports were received of numerous bergs inside the Straits of 

 Belle Isle and extending northeast along the track for 200 miles. All 

 other regular routes were free of ice, there being only two known re- 

 ports of ice from south of latitude 50° N.; small berg latitude 44°42' 

 N., longitude 45°21' W.; and small berg latitude 48°20' N.; longitude 

 48°14' W., both on Ju^y 29. (See fig. 12.) 



The following reports were received from various sources in the 

 Grand Banks area, the Labrador and West Greenland coasts, and 

 Baffin Bay during July and August after the departure of the General 

 Greene from the ice area: Exploring Schooner Effie M. Morrissey 

 (Capt. Robert Bartlett), July 13, berg latitude 50°02' N., longitude 

 53°20' W., and large berg latitude 51°04' N., longitude 53°06' W.; 

 July 17, 88 large bergs 20 miles east-northeast from IrOnbound 

 Islands, Labrador, 21 large bergs 52 miles north-northeast of Turn- 

 avick, Labrador, 11 bergs from Ironbound Islands to Turnavick; 

 July 19, 17 large bergs from latitude 56°20' N., longitude 58°47' W., 

 to latitude 57°23' N., longitude 58°36' W., large flat berg latitude 

 60°52' N., longitude 56°15' W., berg latitude 62°45' N., longitude 

 56°27' W.; July 29, many bergs Hellefiske Bank to Disko Island, 

 Greenland, numerous bergs, 210 in sight at once, from Disko Island, 

 to Duck Island, Melleville Bay, Greenland; August 29, four bergs 

 latitude 56°15' N., longitude 60°14' W., several large bergs latitude 

 55°57' N., longitude 59°55' W., large berg latitude 55°48' N., longi- 

 tude 59°47' W.; August 30 and 31, five bergs from latitude 55°14' N., 

 longitude 58°48' W., to latitude 54° 17' N., longitude 56°31' W.; 

 motor vessel Winifred Lee (Newfoundland Department of Natural 

 Resources), operating along the Labrador coast, July 17, berg 7 miles 

 northeast Grady; July 18, five bergs vicinity Cape Harrison, very 

 large berg 7 miles east Ragged Islands; July 25, 15 bergs vicinity 

 Solomons Island; July 27, five bergs 10 miles offshore from Cape 

 Seglek to Cape Mugford; July 28, 42 bergs, 8 miles offshore from 

 Solomons Island to Savage Islands; August 11, 15 bergs 10 miles off 

 Cape Harrigan; August 14, berg 5 miles and berg 10 miles south of 

 Watchman Island and berg 15 miles east Cape Mugford; Steamship 



