As a continuation of an ongoing project, measurements of environmental conditions and ice cover responses were made around Adams Island over the winter of 1983/1984. These included current, tide, speed and direction of wind, air temperature, and thickness, temperature, and salinity of the ice. Wind profiles were measured over the ice surface; from these, drag coefficients of 0.001–0.005 were calculated. Horizontal movement rates of the ice cover varied from 20 to 300 mm/day. No direct correlation was found between ice cover movement and the wind and current measurements. In situ ice pressures measured around the island averaged 250 kPa. Key words: ice pressures, environmental forces, ice behaviour, field instrumentation.