Jökull - 01.12.1969, Qupperneq 87

Siglunes, Tjörnes and Langanes and some ice
was drifting into Húnaflói, Skagafjörður and
Skjálfandi. Some drift ice was also reported off
the NW coast as far south as Látraitjarg and
Hvallátur.
APRIL 1968
Drift ice was reported, in Icelandic waters
every day of the month. Already on the lst
which was the coldest April-day since 1881 the
conditions were severe at the N coast ancl a
N-erly gale brought ice as far south along the
E coast as Glettinganes. At the NW coast
scattered floes were observed as far south as
Látrabjarg and young or first-year ice was re-
ported on Breiðafjörður belween Flatey and
Skor. The ice blocked the N coasl during the
first tueek or ten days and navigation was
practically closed. On the 7th ice extended all
along the E coast (Fig. 6) and single floes had
even passed Stoklisnes. Navigation tuas difficult
at the E coast during the first week. The
second week winds luere S-erly and the ice
began slowly to move offshore both at the N
and E coasts. On the 13th the main ice had
moved somewhat off the N coast although
there luere some scattered floes and strips in
coastal waters and tongues of dense ice extend-
ed to Langanes ancl nearly to Rifstangi. At the
E coast the S edge of the ice was then off
Glettinganes (very open pack). On the 24th
only some scattered floes remained S of Langa-
nes, but open pack extended now to the coast
at Hornstrandir beiween Horn and Geirólfs-
gnúpur (Fig. 7). During the last days of the
month the ice closed in on the N coast due to
N ancl NE-erly winds and ice began again to
drift southwards along the E coast. On the
30th scaltered floes xuere reported off Kamba-
nes.
Of the great bulk of reports and informa-
tion received only a few can be quoted below:
tji Ice reconnaissance by SIF: Scattered
floes were observed on sliipping route from
Látrabjarg to Barði ancl new ice from there
to Isafjarðardjúp. Edge of very open pack was
12 miles W of Barði and 14 miles W of Deild.
From there open pack extended to shore from
Ritur to Kögur and close pack from Kögur to
Ingólfsf jörður. From there the edge of very open
pack lay across Húnaflói and strips were reach-
ing far into the bay. Open pack extended to
Skagi and hence the edge was 4—6 miles off
the peninsulas to Rauðinúpur. A patch of con-
solidated pack ice was along the north coast
of Melrakkaslétta and Þistilfjörður was practi-
cally full of ice. From Langanes very open pack
extended nearly to Digranes and from there
to some 10 miles E of Glettinganes.
2/4 Kjörvogur reports: Drift ice has closed
Reykjarfjörður from Gjögurtá to Birgisvíkur-
rif. The fjord is covered with new ice.
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