Jökull - 01.12.1960, Blaðsíða 29

JON EYTHORSSON :
Report on Sea Ice off the Icelandic Coasts, Oct. 1959-Sept. 1960
The Icelandic coasts tuere free of drift ice
throughout the period. Only a few icebergs or
blocks of drift ice were sighted from the north-
western promontories.
Distances are given in nautical miles.
OCTOBER 1959
The average distance of ice boundary from
Cape Straumnes was about 125 miles.
10/10 The boundary of fast ice was running
from 6745/3155 to 6820/2615 to 6835/2530 to
6928/2230.
23/io Ice pack boundary was running from
6802/2836 to 6800/3015 to 6630/3300 to 6615/
3340 to 6500/3530.
28/io Ice boundary obs. from 7110/2615 to
7010/2000 to 6800/2530 to 6725/2900 to 6725/
3000 to 6740/3020 to 6730/3200 to .6710/3230
to 6700/3130 to 6600/3330 to 6545/3550 to
6505/3510 to 6510/3600 to 6500/3720 to 6430/
3910 to 6400/3940.
NOVEMBER 1959
The average disiance of the ice boundary
from Cape Straumnes tuas about 100 miles.
2/n Ice boundary from 7100/1940 to 7030/
1915 to 6940/1930 to 6920/2000 to 6925/2100
to 6800/2500 to 6720/3000 to 6740/3130 to
6620/3230 to 6600/3300 to 6610/3615 to
6605/3825 to 6415/3930.
12/n Ice boundary from 7100/1945 to 7000/
2040 to 6810/2225 to 6705/2015 to 6705/2930
to 6725/3100 to 6655/3200 to 6635/3200 to
6515/3600 to 6500/3800 to 6430/3840.
DECEMBER 1959
Tlie average distance of the main ice bound-
ary from Cape Straumnes was ab. 100 miles.
s/i2 Boundary from 6925/2040 to 6905/2320
to 6830/2310 to 6810/2500 to 6710/2620 to
6705/2950 to 6650/2930 to 6655/2845 to 6640/
2840 to 6630/3000 to 6650/3030 to 6600/3400
to 6530/2925 to 6530/3100 to 6400/4020 to
6330/3935 to 6240/4030 to 6200/4150 to 6130/
4200!
12/i2 Ice boundary from 6800/1930 to 6740/
2530 to 6700/2520 to 6700/3040 to 6600/3315
to 6530/3530 to 6520/3630.
10/i2 An airplane en route Mestersvig—
Reykjavík reports ice edge at 6800/2200 ex-
tending SW-wards as far as sighted.
JANUARY 1960
The average distance of the ice boundary
from Cape Straumnes was about 80 miles, but
an isolat.ed belt of drift ice was sighted at 60
iniles distance from Straumnes on January 7.
7/i Ice boundary from 6807/2410 to 6757/
2500 to 6750/2700 to 6724/3115 to 6622/3300
to 6558/3400 to 6534/3446 to 6513/3528 to
6500/3833 to 6316/3947. - Area 20 miles wide
6725/2344 to 6705/2640. Conc. 0.1.
18/i Boundary from 6900/2009 to 6830/2050
to 6810/2315 to 6730/2500 to 6700/2545 to
6700/2640 to 6630/2745 to 6630/2930 to 6640/
3030 to 6510/3400 to 6507/3600 to 6515/3700
to 6406/3851 to 6402/3941.
2G/1 6750/2100 to 6630/2700 to 6730/2830 to
6730/2900 to 6700/3200 to 6550/3315 to 6510/
3500 to 6500/3900 to 6400/3920 to 6230/4115
to 6200/4100 to 6030/4145 to 5950/4225 to
5910/4230 to 5900/4400.
FEBRUARY 1960
The average distance of the ice boundary
frorn Cape Straumnes was about 85 miles with
nearest approach of 65 jniles.
*/2 Ice boundary from 6940/2020 to 6825/
2345 to 6750/2700 to 6730/2815 to 6710/3145
to 6600/3330 to 6530/3525 to 6515/3535 to
6505/3700 to 6515/3720 to 6510/3900 to 6458/
3930 to 6430/3925 to 6400/4020 to 6230/4200.
g/2 6940/2000 to 6910/2015 to 6810/2200 to
6740/2320 to 6715/2530 to 6705/2840 to 6710/.
3115 to 6700/3200 to 6530/3350 to 6535/3445
to 6520/3820 to 6200/4035 to 6130/4040.
w/2 6900/2000 to 6815/2400 to 6730/2540
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