Jökull - 01.12.1967, Page 97

"°/4 Herðubreið observed large í'loe, sur-
rounded by smalier ones, on shipping lane o£f
Aðalvík, and Blikur scattered floes from Rifs-
tangi past Hraunhafnartangi.
21/4 Ice reconnaissance by SIF: Characteristic
points of the ice edge were at the following
coordinates: 6620/1340, 6632/1420, 6640/1540,
6642/1630, 6654/1730, 6705/1735, 6655/1800,
6700/2040, 6648/2135, 6703/2205, 6700/2315,
6720/2350, 6630/2600. For further details see
map. Skoruvík and Raufarhöfn reported some
drift ice offshore and some stranded. M/g Aldan
reported ice for 10 miles from NE to SE from
Asmundarstaðaey. M/g Mánafoss passed a
fairly large floe 18 miles N of Selsker (ice at
6622/2130).
22/4—23/4 Skoruvík reported considerable ice
seaward (NW—E) near the horizon. Raufarhöfn
also reports fairly dense ice extending to the
shore around Ásmundarstaðir. M/g Mælifell re-
ports on 23rd scattered ice from 6613/1420 to
Rifstangi, more dense ice to NE and about 6
miles off Svínalækjartangi.
29/4 Skoruvík reports scattered ice out at sea.
30/4 M/g Goðafoss reports ice floe 101 degree
true 13.5 miles from Horn and two more
farther east. Coast Guard vessel Ægir reports
the ice edge at 352 deg. true from Kögur, and
extending from there to SE, but turning to
SSE farther east.
MAY 1967
Drift ice was frequently reported off the
north coast, as in April. During the first three
weehs the main ice edge seems to have stayed
20 to 40 miles from the western part of the
coast but frequently extended almost to Mel-
rakkaslétla and Langanes. During the last days
of the month the ice approached the NW
peninsula .closely, as it drifted away toward
northwest and west.
1 /g Stations Plorn, Grímsey and Mánárbakki
report very scattered ice, Grímsey also reports
fairly dense ice in directions NW to E. M/g
Jökulfell encountered ice 10 miles E of
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