Sea ice in September 2011

Quite a few observations were received this month.

On the 8th a ship 16.3 nm NW of Straumnes observed an iceberg 2-3 nm north of that location. Two observations were received from aircraft, on the 9th and 10th September.

On the 13th, an observation was received from ship on icebergs in the following locations:

• 67°06.5N 026°43.5W
• 67°21.5N 026°21.8W
• 67°18.7N 026°12.2W
• 67°28.4N 026°40.5W
• 67°29.2N 026°53.4W
• 67°36.0N 026°35.7W
• 67°33.6N 025°49.9W

Further observations on icebergs were received from ships on the 16th, 23rd, 26th and 27th September.

On the Greenland Strait northeasterly and easterly wind directions were most common, but during the middle of the month a few days had southwesterly and southeasterly wind directions.