Jökull - 01.12.1967, Qupperneq 94

ward to the tnain ice. On tlie 21st the tnain
edge was still 60 miles NW of Göltur, 40—50
miles NNW from Straumnes and 35—45 miles
N to NE from Horn. During the last days of
the month however, open or very open pack
ice drifted toward the coast, all the way to the
coast from Ritur to Horn, up to 3 to 9 tniles
from the other northern promontories.
i/g Lance II (Norwegian sealing vessel) re-
ports ice surrounding the ship at 20 miles 300°
true frorn Kolbeinsey.
1 /3—3/3 Several ships reported scattered to
fairly dense drift ice í'rom about 6620/2110
extencling N and W to Cape Straumnes. Some
drifted ashore near Horn (Cape North). Ship
GIAE at 6636/2118 on the 3rd reports dense
impassable ice 1 to 2 miles NE of position.
4/s—5/3 Beside the ice reported on the pre-
vious days, scattered ice is now reported fartlier
south, individual floes near Galtarviti, and some
stranded there and near Sæból (6604/2343).
The following reports are quoted:
4 /3 M/s Herðubreið: Considerable drift ice
on shipping route from Oðinsboði to Barði.
5/3 Coast Guard vessel: At about 1100 sorne
ice floes were seen adrift on shipping lane off
Onundarfjörður and Sauðanes, difficult to ob-
serve. Could be dangerous to vessels.
m/b Hafliði: 20 miles NNW from Skagatá
(ship pos. approx. 6627/2020). Encountered
fairly dense drift ice and observed dense ice
strip in radar short distance to NW. Visibility
1 km.
6/3 Ice reconnaissance flight by SIF. Main
ice edge was limited by the following coordin-
ates: 6710/1850, 6712/2020, 6717/2130, 6725/
2152, 6708/2400, 6653/2425, 6623/2600. There
were several tongues extending 20 to 30 miles
from the ice edge, the tip of the closest one
being 30 miles NNW from Kögur. Single floes
were reportecl from the coast between lines
extending NNE from Horn and NE frorn
Drangafjall, the coverage becoming 1/10 to 3/10
40 rniles from the coast to the rnain edge. A
few ice floes were also reported 8 miles WNW
from Göltur.
7/3 Ice reconnaissance by SIF: Main ice
edge lay between these points: 6730/2045,
6740/2145, 6722/2148, 6710/2245, 6713/2340,
6612/2600. For further details see map.
8/3 Hornbjargsviti reports considerable drift
ice on regular shipping route, few large floes
farther away.
9/3 M/g Árvakur reports small ice from Aðal-
vík (south of Straumnes) to Hælavíkurbjarg and
a large floe 3.5 niiles 89° from Horn.
Hudson at 6554/2900: In dense ice, distance
to edge over 20 miles.
21 /3 Ice reconnaissance by SIF. Ice edge ap-
proximately defined by lines between following
points: 6610/2000, 6658/2147, 6712/2155, 6700/
2305, 6710/2335, 6700/2355, 6705/2450, 6635/
2600. Closest approaches to lancl were 35 miles
NNE from Florn and 30 miles N from Kögur,
at these points however, and for 25—35 miles
farther out the coverage was only 1/10 to 6/10,
7/10 to 9/10 elsewhere.
27/3 Following a northerly gale for two days,
Grímsey reported scattered ice at 0800 IMT
surrounding the island and some drifted ashore.
From shortly before noon until late evening
several reports were received of scattered ice
off the north coast from 11 rniles E of Langa-
nes to Galtarviti. Closest approaches to land:
Leirhöfn 1—2 miles, Héðinsfjörður (clistance
not specified), Skagi 8 miles, Horn less than 1
mile and Galtarviti estimated 2—5 miles.
28/3 Several meteorological stations ancl ships
sent ice reports indicating that the ice had
drifted somewhat towards south, but otherwise
changed very little. Stations Mánárbakki and
Siglunes now report few icefloes, but had not
reported any ice on the previous day, Skaga-
strönd reports at 0915 IMT: Widely separated
floes on shipping routes from Skallarif to
Kálfshamarsvík ancl beyond. Some drift ice is
also NE of Skallarif.
Grímsey at 1700 IMT: The ice from yester-
day has drifted out of sight towards south, but
scatterecl drift ice is seen towards NW, more
dense fartlier E. Direction of drift, S and SW.
Visibility very good.
Ice reconnaissance by TF-DGD. The ice edge
roughly follows lines between the following
points: 6635/1810, 6615/2055, 6625/2145, 6620/
2205, ancl from there 1—3 miles offshore to
6622/2315, 6612/2340, 6610/2408, 6600/2445,
6548/2540. At the ice edge ancl 10—20 miles
beyoncl coverage was 1/10 to 3/10, scatterecl
ice floes were frequent between the main ice
and the coast.
29/3 According to reports from the meteoro-
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