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THE Danish Meteorological Institute has published its report on the ice in arctic seas in 1930 (Isforholdene i de Arktiske Have). There appears to have been a repetition of the unusual conditions marked by the lack of ice in many seas in 1930. In Spitsbergen the fjord ice was late in forming and relatively thin, and so early as April the western part of the north coast had open water, and by June there was access to the north-east. During July and August the waters of the archipelago were almost free from ice. In the Barents Sea the edge of the ice was unusually far north throughout the summer, and in August a great deal of Franz Josef Land was accessible in open water, which is not usual. The Kara Sea had scattered ice in July but was almost entirely clear in August. So late as November there was little ice in the White Sea. In the east coast of Greenland conditions were less abnormal, but from August until November there was little or no ice off Angmagssalik. The coasts of Iceland were free from ice throughout the year, and south-west Greenland had less ice than usual. Hudson Strait was clear of ice about a month earlier than usual and, except for icebergs, was still free in October. From Siberian waters there were few reports. On the north coast of Alaska the ice lay closely packed throughout the summer. The report is illustrated with the usual charts for each of the spring and summer months.
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Ice in Arctic Seas. Nature 129, 647 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129647a0
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