Jökull - 01.12.1961, Page 26

to 6908/1910 to 6930/1857 to 6937/1902 to
7029/1708.
jjjpr From 6515/3600 to 6600/3500 to 6550/
3430 to 6515/3440 to 6510/3420 to 6520/3340
to 6630/3300 to 6700/3200 to 6708/3100 to
6640/2930 to 6700/2720 to 6640/2620 to 6655/
2440 to 6730/2420 to 6725/2330.
FEBRUARY 1961
The average disiance of drift ice from Cape
Straumnes was 117 miles witli nearést approach
of 110 miles.
7/2 From 6200/4130 to 6245/4100 to 6325/
3930 to 6500/3400 to 6530/3600.
10/2 From 6530/3600 to 6555/3500 to 6600/
3400 to 6635/3300 to 6650/3300 to 6700/3200
to 6800/2700 to 6810/2530 to 6830/2530 to
6835/2300 to 6830/2200.
14/2 From 6520/3700 to 6600/3400 to 6640/
3200 to 6700/3145 to 6700/3030 to 6720/2930
to 6730/2730 to 6800/2630 to 6820/2500 to
6818/2345 to 6750/2215 to 6800/2200 to 6830/
2210 to 6910/2130 to 6920/2200 to 6940/2115
to 6935/2050 to 6950/2030.
21/2 Frorn 6200/4100 to 6220/4115 to 6350/
3910 to 6500/3830 to 6525/3345 to 6530/381(1
to 6520/3620 to 6535/3525.
23/2 From 6520/3520 to 6630/3200 to 6635/
3120 to 6630/3045 to 6645/3100 to 6720/3000
to 6750/2730 to 6750/2630 to 6905/2245 to
6930/2025.
MARC.H 1961
The average distance of drift ice boundary
from Cape Straumnes was about 100 miles with
hearest approach of 80 miles, except a small
ice field reported on March 6 about 30 miles
off.
i/s Boundary from 6537/3429 to 6555/3340
to 6614/3317 to 6655/3100 thence uncertain
to 6735/2610 to 6755/2525 to 6800/2400 to
6830/2240 to 6845/2235 to 6849/2150.
(i/3 Boundary of drift ice running approxi-
mately from 6520/3800 to 6600/3320 to 6730/
3000 to 6730/2730 to 6730/2505 to 6750/2530
to 6825/2430 to 6835/2425 to 6830/2345 to
6930/2030. An isolated field of drift ice 5—10
miles broad was extending from 6700/2700 to
6700/2310.
10/3 A 5—10 miles broad belt of fast ice
along the Greenland Coast from 6830 N to
6930 N. The eastern boundary of open drift
ice and icefields running from 6725/2710 to
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6730/2430 to 6840/2240 to 6950/2230 to 6950/
2200 to 7050/1930.
28/s Unusually little ice in the Greenland
Sea, only a small belt of winter fast ice along
the Greenland Coast from Angmagsalik to Cape
Brewster and scattered belts and blocks north
of 68° N with eastern boundary about from
6800/2250 to 6830/2300 to 6850/2130 and 6905/
2030 to 6930/2145 to 7000/2020.
APRIL 1961
The average distance of the drift ice bound-
ary from Cape Straumnes 85 miles with nearest
approach of 70 miles.
3/i As described under March 28 a 5—10
miles broad belt of winter fast ice is observed
along the Greenland Coast from about 67° N
to Cape Brewster. The distribution of ice
belts, fields and blocks along the fast ice is
very unregular, its eastern boundary running
roughly frorn 6500/3700 to 6530/3400 to 6730/
3200 to 6730/3100 to 6740/3045. Thence ice
free to 6800/2800 to 6725/2540 to 6745/2225
to 6840/2200 to 6830/2500 to 6920/2200 to
6915/2120 to 6950/2030.
11/4 Very similar conditions as under April 3.
18/4 Boundary of scattered drift ice from
6740/2300 to 6800/1930 to 6910/1800 to 6930/
1530 to 6950/1535 to 7020/1430 to 7030/0940
to Jan Mayen.
28/4 Boundary of drift ice 6515/3700 to
6550/3235 to 6625/3200 to 6630/2900 to 6815/
2400 to 6830/2030.
MAY 1961
The average distance of drift ice from C.ape
Straumnes was about 90 miles witli nearest
approach of 30 miles at the end of the month.
3 /5 The area between 65° N and 70° N
almost free of ice.
9/5 Ice conditions similar.
20/5 Drift ice boundary from 6510/3745 to
6505/3615 to 6645/3230. A field of pack ice
frorn 6655/2645 to 6650/2450 to 6635/2600 to
6655/2645. Drift ice from 6710/2600 to 6920/
2130 to 7010/2130.
2^/5 M/s Geir 0900 GMT: A belt of close
drift ice from 6704/2315 to 6615/2445 drifting
W-wards.
28/5 m/s Ægir 0900 GMT: A belt of drift
ice from 6600/2700 to 6548/3030 thence further
to SW.