lation towards the east. The reported LAKI 

 positions for March (Figures 11-12) extended 

 eastward to 40°W, which is between the 25th 

 percentile and extreme clinnatological LAKI's 

 on the east and south. There were 385 ice- 

 bergs south of 48°N and the southern extent 

 of the LAKI at the end of March was 40°N. 



April 



For the first half of the month the sea ice 

 tongue remained extended to 46°N, 47°W, 

 after which the sea ice rapidly melted and the 

 edge receded to the north and the Labrador- 

 Newfoundland coastlines. HP's LAKI was re- 

 ported near the 25th percentile climatological 

 LAKI for the entire period (Figures 13-14). 

 There were 334 icebergs south of 48°N in 

 April. 



July 



Reported LAKI (Figures 19-20) also 

 matched up well with the median climatologi- 

 cal LAKI for July. There were 39 icebergs 

 south of 48°N by the end of July. On 1 Au- 

 gust, the Ice Patrol season closed, with the 

 LAKI (Figure 21 ) lying north of 45°N and west 

 of 48°W. 



May 



Sea ice destruction occurred at normal 

 rate. However, remnants persisted along the 

 coast of Newfoundland. The reported LAKI 

 on 15 May (Figure 15) fell between the clima- 

 tological median and 25th percentile on the 

 east. However, on the south, it was near the 

 extreme climatological limit. At the end of May 

 the reported LAKI (Figure 16) reflected the 

 median climatological limit on the east and the 

 25th percentile climatological limit in the south- 

 ern area. There were 405 icebergs that 

 crossed 48°N in May. 



June 



The sea ice edge retreated above 52°N 

 (Figure 9). The IIP LAKI (Figures 17-18) ap- 

 proximated the median climatological LAKI 

 in the east and the exreme climatological LAKI 

 in the south. There were 218 icebergs south 

 of 48°N. 



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