Jökull - 01.12.1969, Qupperneq 92

Axarfjörður and at Tjörnes, Rauðinúpur and
Hraunhafnartangi. Open pack was 3 miles N
of Skagi and tongues of open pack were ex-
tending into Skagafjörður and Eyjafjörður.
Very close pack was in Þistilfjörður and aíong
the N coast of Langanes. At the E coast of
íceland only slight changes were observed and
all harbours were icebound. A narrow belt of
close pack extended to Ingólfshöfði and from
there a strip of scattered floes extended along
the coast W to Núpsvötn.
21-si/g Winds were light and variable but
mainly southerly at the N and E coasts. The
ice conditions changed slightly from day to day
and gradually got somewhat lighter at the
coasts although there was still much ice and
navigation difficult or closed in places.
21-22/5 Fagurhólsmýri reports: The ice hal
drifted offshore with WSW and W-erly winds.
Practically no ice sighted on the 23rd, only a
few single floes on shore and at sea.
22/5 Ice flight by TF-FSD along the E coast
and the western part of the N coast: Húnaílói
was more or less full of ice, mainly open pack,
but Flrútafjörður, Miðfjörður and Steingríms-
fjörður were now almost ice-free. Open pack
was ashore at Siglunes and Gjögur and tongues
extended into the mouth of Skagafjörður and
Eyjafjörður. The boundary of close pack was
some 12 miles NE of the coast from Horn to
Reykjarnes, 6 miles NW of Skagi and the same
distance N of Siglunes. At the E coast this
boundary was 6 miles E of Langanes, 8 miles
NE of Digranes, nearly ashore at Kollumúli
and 7 miles E of Glettinganes with open pack
between tlie coast and the close pack. South
of Glettinganes a 12—18 miles wide belt, main-
ly open pack, extended along the coast to 64°
N. Closest to the coast there was however in
most places a narrow zone of very open pack,
but Norðfjarðarflói ancl some of the other
fjords were though full of denser ice. Naviga-
tion was considered closed to all harbours at
the E coast except Breiðdalsvík ancl Djúpivogur.
26 /5 Ship reports: The ice edge is 1—2 miles
NW of the following positions: 6636/2454,
6642/2454, 6642/2442, crientation of the edge
NE-SW.
27/b Ice réconnaissance by TF-VOR: Húna-
flói south of Steingrímsfjörður, Eyjafjörður
and Skjálfandi were covered witli very open
pack. In Skagafjörður, Axarfjörður and at the
coast of Húnaflói north of Steingrímsfjörður
there was open pack. The boundary of close
pack was 3 miles E of Reykjarnes, 3 miles NW
of Vatnsnes, 2 miles N of Skagi, 6 miles NE
of Siglunes, 5 miles N of Tjörnes and Rauði-
núpur. A fielcl of very close pack was 4 rniles
NE of Drangatangi and 5 miles NW of Skagi
ancl another one 7 miles N of Rifstangi.
Vopnafjörður reports: The ice has moved off
and the fjord is mostly ice-free.
26“ 24“ 22“ 20° 18“ Í6“ 14°
Fig. 8.
Ice reconnais-
sance flight
TF-SIF,
May 18, 1968.
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