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Tip of the iceberg may refer to: . Tip of the iceberg, the top tenth portion of an iceberg, which floats above the water's surface; The idiom, "Tip of the iceberg", meaning the portion of something that is immediately apparent, which obscures the complexity (i.e. the underwater portion of the iceberg) of the subject being discussed.
The largest iceberg in recent history, named B-15, was measured at nearly 300 by 40 kilometres (186 by 25 mi) in 2000. [6] The largest iceberg on record was an Antarctic tabular iceberg measuring 335 by 97 kilometres (208 by 60 mi) sighted 240 kilometres (150 mi) west of Scott Island , in the South Pacific Ocean, by the USS Glacier on November ...
Perhaps his most enduring contribution to the health care research literature of the 1960s was a description of the "iceberg": a common phenomenon in the natural history of disease where only a relatively small proportion of cases of a given disease, "the tip of the iceberg", comes to the attention of the health care system. The "submerged part ...
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.
The iceberg is about three times the size of New York City and more than twice the size of Greater London, measuring around 4,000sqkm (1,500sqm).. Last year Britain’s polar research ship crossed ...
The title, "Invisible Iceberg," a clever analogy about the hidden role weather has played throughout history, is also a nod to one of the historical events Dr. Myers discusses in his book.
The Hidden Is More Immense [1] [2] (Arabic: ما خفي أعظم, Ma khafia A'etham) or The Tip of the Iceberg is an Arabic political investigative journalism TV series focusing mainly on the current events in the Middle East, and the Muslim world. The program is produced and aired by Al Jazeera and is presented by Tamer Al Misshal.
One such photo showing an iceberg that, experts say, the massive Titanic ocean liner may have likely struck before sinking to the bottom of the Atlantic, is the first one believed to be taken by a ...