Jökull - 01.12.1963, Page 40

to 6544/3222 to 6503/3305 to 6519/3440 to 6500
/3543 to 6516/3750 to 6415/3925 to 6244/4010
to 6127/4150. — Brash and slush extend avg.
40 miles S of 6533/3100, 6624/2700.
3/2 Cape Horn (Lighthouse) 1345Z: A close
field of ice extending as far North as sighted
has entered the sailing route off Cape Horn.
Seems to be rapidly approaching.
3/2 S/T April 1525Z: A close belt of pack
ice 0.5 mile NNE of Cape Horn seems to be
reaching the shore.
4/2 Cape Horn 1200Z: The ice field has dis-
appeared towards West. Only some brash left
in the sailing route.
4/o Coastal Guard Ship 1215Z: Some brash
encounterecl off Aðalvík. A closer icebelt
6 rniles off Cape Ritur. No ice within sight north
of Straumnes.
•r>/,2 M/S Litlafell 1000Z: Scattered blocks of
various seize on the sailing route frorn Kögur
to Göltur Lighthouse.
|í M/T Sléttbakur 1050Z: Considerable drift
Icey large and small blocks, 25 miles north of
Rauðunúpar (6655/1630).
s/2 Cape Horn 1500Z: Scattered blocks sight-
ed between NW and NE 10—20 miles off the
Lighthouse.
s/2 Coastal Guard flight: The limit of brash
and small floes was 28 miles N of Cape Horn
while the margin. of unbroken ice field was 32
miles off at 6700/2225 extending SW to 6635/
2500. Inside the pack boundary a narrow belt
of 0,5 concentration brash and block was ex-
tending frorn Cape Göltur to Cape Straumnes,
while no ice was sighted to the East of Cape
Kögur.
14/o Pack boundary (block) from 7021/0828
to 7010/1200 to 7028/1225 to 7020/1335 to 6925
/1224 to 6723/2015 to 6713/2137 to 6708/2410
to 6631/2537 to 6609/2750 to 6554/3132 to 6559
/3240 to 6525/3508 to 6422/3905. - Floating
bergs at 6552/3112, 6520/3505.
M/2 Litlafell 1910: Passed two blocks ca. 30
rniles E of Cape Horn.
2°/2 Three ships reported some small, scat-
tered blocks 5—20 miles E of Cape Horn.
22-23/2 Pack boundary (block) from 7002/
0740 to 6821/1045 to 6740/1305 to 6810/1646
to 6806/1735 to 6752/1827 to 6753/1900 to 6746
/1924 to 6741/2100 to 6723/2206 to 6705/2221
to 6715/2231 to 6652/2252 to 6647/2622 to 6614
/2705 to 6617/2815 to 6607/2905 to 6614/2928
to 6550/3213 to 6557/3622 to 6500/3843 to 6247
/4055. Width of block fielcl unknown. Brash
and slush extend about 12 miles radius at 6649/
2500.
27—28/2 Pack boundary (block) extending
from 7204/0718 to 7043/1000 to 6903/1500 to
6842/1705 to 6812/1820 to 6700/2800 to 6500/
3838 to 6200/4100. Width of block. field un-
known. Brash and slush extend average 60
miles SE of line between 7204/0718 to 6900/
1500 and 12 miles SE of line between 6820/
2000, 6500/3836 to 6200/4100.
MARCH 1963
The average distánce of pack boundary from
Cape Straumnes was 60 miles with nearest ap-
proach of 55 miles. No ice was sighted from
land or ships in lcelandic waters.
14/3 Pack boundary (block) from 7051/0904
to 7033/0947 to 7016/1108 to 6952/1234 to 6905
/1400 to 6841/1516 to 6828/1629 to 6822/1910
to 6806/2040 to 6741/2145 to 6724/2400.
20-22/3 Pack boundary from 7030/1200 to
7000/1500 to 6925/1500 to 6845/1700 to 6746/
2200 to 6653/2615 to 6635/2800 to 6629/3000
to 6553/3200 to 6547/3400 to 6531/3500 to 6530
/3600 to 6500/3745 to 6400/3815 to 6356/4000
to 6137/4100 to 6237/4100 to 6116/4200. -
Brash and slush extended avg, 30 miles S of
line 7030/1200 to 6748/2200 and 12 miles S of
line 6653/2615, 6635/2800, 6629/3000, 6553/
3200.
29/3 Pack boundary (block) from 7031/1500
to 6842/2030 to 6744/2227 to 6732/2500 to 6700
/2800. Considerable brash and slush extending
NE from 7031/1500 to vicinity of Jan Mayen.
APIUL 1963
The average distance of ice bounclary from
Cape Straumnes toas 55 miles ivith nearest ap-
proach of 40 miles.
r>/4 Pack boundary (block) from 7045/1500
to 7028/1543 to 6950/1628 to 6900/1600 to 6800
/2200 to 6735/2310 to 6726/2305 to 6721/2330
to 671 1 /2315 to 6653/2415 to 6655/2447 to 6720
/2446 to 6615/2820. Width of block field un-
known.
11 /4 Brash and slush boundary from 7050/
0900 to 6900/1600 to 6820/1730 to 6750/2100
to 6800/2200 to 6605/2900.
24/4 Pack boundary fronr 7200/0700 to 7100
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