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Iceberg Facts
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  • An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water.
  • The word iceberg comes from the Dutch term ijsbes which means “ice hill”.
  • Glaciers form on land as the result of snow accumulation over thousands of years. Icebergs are created when the edge of a glacier advances into the ocean and breaks off in pieces.
  • Icebergs are really white. This color is created by white light reflecting off tiny air bubbles trapped in the ice. There are also some antiseptic-blue overtones to it and a whole spectrum of green where the iceberg descends into the ocean.
  • 90% of North Atlantic icebergs (between 10,000 and 15,000) originate from ancient glaciers in Western Greenland.
  • The biggest part of an iceberg, about seven-eights of it, is below water.
  • The weight of an iceberg can be up to several million tons.
  • When iceberg ice melts quickly, the bubbles released from it make a sound like soda water fizzing.
  • As icebergs travel southwards they experience significant reductions in size and shape. By the time they reach Newfoundland waters they have lost about 85% of their original mass.
  • It can take icebergs up to five years to reach the coast of Newfoundland
  • The interior temperature of an iceberg is between -15 and -20 degrees Celsius.
  
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