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2410 to 6700/2830 to 6717/3000 to 6645/3005
to 6612/3120 to 6605/3420. Width of drift ice
to fast ice unknown.
30/ii Boundary of drift ice (block) from 7030
/1620 to 6935/1550 to 6807/2050 to 6800/2250
to 6715/2400 to 6730/2235 to 6720/2230 to 6610
/2715 to 6515/3400 to 6600/3350 to 6530/3650.
Small flow of blocks 6908/1615 to 6850/1545
to 6815/1745 to 6840/1815. Few large bergs
'6650/2645.
DECEMBER 1962
The average distance from Cape Straumnes
was 55 miles with nearest approach of 30 miles.
r>/12 Pack boundary (block) from 7058/1428
to 6851/1730 to 6827/1917 to 6800/2300 to 6742
/2352 to 6710/2606 to 6600/3000 to 6550/3345
to 6526/3534 to 6525/3727. Width of block field
unknown.
°/12 M/s IDettifoss 12002: Passing 10 icebergs
of various size rouncl 5650/4435.
12/12 Block boundary from 7034/2000 to 7000
/1940 to 6710/2435 to 6706/2440 to 6648/2515
to 6635/2515 to 6600/2750 to 6615/2850 to 6604
/3010. Width of block field unknown. Brash
and slush extended about 9 miles from pack
boundary.
24-26/12 Block boundary 6813/1917 to 6709/
2200 to 6725/2300 to 6658/2255 to 6704/2420
to 6614/2600 to 6639/3010 to 6615/3120 to 6620
/3330 to 6550/3445 to 6410/3530'to 6350/3920
to 3315/4030 to 6132/4118. Width of block
field unknown. A few icelocked bergs 6532/
3500.
3i/12 Pack ice edge: 6700/2400 to 6730/2200.
Irregular line to 6415/3600. One iceberg 120
m high located 6600/3600.
JANUARY 1963
The average distance of drift ice boundary
was about 47 miles with nearest approach of
30 miles, but scattered drift ice was sighted
between 3 and 6 miles off Cape Horn at the
begin of month. SW-erly winds were prevaling
with 55% againes NE-erly 19%.
3/i Block boundary from 6659/2340 to 6633/
2442 to 6542/2620 to 6544/2655.
5/i Ægir 0100Z: Some drifting blocks sighted
44° true about 6 rniles off Cape Horn.
6/i Litlafell 1310Z: Small blocks 49° true 3
miles off Cape Horn.
9/i Boundary of close drift ice from 6748/
JÖKULL 1963
The oceanic currents around Iceland (Stefans-
son, Unnsteinn: Hafið, Rvk. 1963).
2242 to 6730/2250 to 6715/2210 to 6725/2330
to 6712/2545 to 6700/2530 to 6633/2615 to 6615
/2815 thence bighted and irregular to 6500/3100
to 6530/3250 to 6450/3540 to 6515/3700 to 6508
/3800 to 6417/3832 to 6420/3925 'to 6105/4138
to 6018/4245.
12/i Limits of pack boundary from 6730/
2300 to 6720/2505 to 6611/2627 to 6547/2637
to 6650/2900 to 6600/3300 to 6540/3500 to 6520
/3615 to 6500/3940 to 6330/4020 to 6230/4130
to 6100/4200. A floating berg at 6550/2910.
25/j Block boundary from 7049/1005 to 7007
/1046 to 6947/1130 to 6830/1610 to 6807/1706
to 6752/1744 to 6805/1810 to 6743/1921 to 6721
/2305 to 6645/2400 to 6637/2440. - Floating
bergs at 6742/1800 and 6704/2129.
FEBRUARY 1963
The average distance of pack ice boundary
from Straumnes was 40 miles with nearest ap-
proach of 30 miles. At the beginning of the
month and on the 19th to 20th some brash
drifted close to the coast without impeding
sailing.
1/2 Pack boundary (block) from 6626/2500
to 6610/2600 to 6627/2600 to 6628/2635 to 6614
/2810 to 6542/2900 to 6550/2918 to 6535/3200
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