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  2. Iceberg - Wikipedia

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    An iceberg in the Arctic Ocean. An iceberg is a piece of fresh water ice more than 15 meters (16 yards) long [1] that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water. [2] [3] Smaller chunks of floating glacially derived ice are called "growlers" or "bergy bits".

  3. Sinking of the Titanic - Wikipedia

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    Side view of the iceberg buckling the plates, popping rivets, and damaging a sequence of compartments of the Titanic. The impact with the iceberg was long thought to have produced a huge opening in Titanic 's hull, "not less than 300 feet (91 m) in length, 10 feet (3 m) above the level of the keel", as one writer later put it. [45]

  4. Iceberg that sank the Titanic - Wikipedia

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    The iceberg has become a metaphor in the cultural reception of the disaster. The iceberg is a counterpart to the luxurious ship, standing for the cold and silent force of nature that cost the lives of so many people. The iceberg became a metaphor in various political and religious contexts, and has appeared in poetry as well as in pop culture.

  5. World's largest iceberg breaks free, heads toward ... - AOL

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    The world's largest iceberg is on the move for the first time in more than three decades, scientists said on Friday. At almost 4,000 square km (1,500 square miles), the Antarctic iceberg called ...

  6. Iceberg A-68 - Wikipedia

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    Iceberg A-68 was a giant tabular iceberg adrift in the South Atlantic, having calved from Antarctica's Larsen C ice shelf in July 2017. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] By 16 April 2021, no significant fragments remained.

  7. ‘Like going to the moon’: Why this is the world’s most ...

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    The Drake Passage, between the southern tip of South America and Antarctic, is infamous as one of the most dangerous journeys on the planet. But why is it so rough – and how can you cross safely?

  8. Ice mélange - Wikipedia

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    Second, melting or weakening of ice mélange as a consequence of climate change could trigger a sudden or widespread release of tabular icebergs and lead to rapid ice-shelf disintegration. Ice-shelf rifting, a long-term process that culminates in tabular iceberg release, is strongly influenced by sea ice and other types of ice, which fill the rift.

  9. I’m a Dietitian and I Only Buy Iceberg Lettuce for Salads ...

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    Globe-like iceberg lettuce is distinctive for its tightly packed leaves and pale green color. Yet, this crispy green underdog of the salad world often gets a bad rap for being less nutritious than ...