AUGUST 



The previously discussed berg remained a hazard to shipping in the 

 Grand Banks area until it melted on 10 August in position 43° 19' N., 

 50°01' W. 



Several bergs and growlers were reported in the area east of the Avalon 

 Peninsula in the early part of the month, but by the end of August no 

 bergs existed south of 50° North Latitude. Scattered bergs and growlers 

 were reported north of the 50th parallel inside the 1,000-fathom curve 

 and in the Strait of Belle Isle throughout the month. 



Ice conditions for August are shown in figure 18. It is estimated that 

 six bergs drifted south of latitude 48° N. during the month. 



SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 



No ice was reported south of 51° N. during the months September 

 through December. 



Vessels using Canadian steamer track "G" through the Strait of Belle 

 Isle reported occasional bergs and growlers in the eastern entrance of 

 the strait and outward to longitude 50° W. throughout the period. 



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