23 interesting facts about icebergs

Despite the fact that they can pose a serious danger to ships, icebergs are beautiful and fascinating. Just as there are no two identical snowflakes in the world, there are no two identical icebergs - they are all unique, and sometimes nature creates such strange forms that one can only be amazed by this beauty. True, few people have the opportunity to admire it live, because icebergs mainly move in latitudes where there are very few permanent residents.

Interesting facts about icebergs

1. 1. About 90% of the iceberg's total volume is always under water.

   2. The density of an iceberg is about 10% lower than that of seawater, so it stays on the surface until it melts.

   3. Some large and old icebergs have been home to floating research stations for many years, with scientists working on them.

   4. Icebergs are formed as a result of the detachment of a large block of ice from an ice shelf. Arctic and Antarctica (interesting facts about Antarctica).

   5. Interestingly, these floating icebergs can travel great distances. For example, icebergs from the Arctic almost reach Bermuda, which is 4000 km away from the place of their formation.

   6. In the modern world, there are projects that involve the use of icebergs to provide clean water to arid regions of the planet.

1. 1. Icebergs can have a lifespan of decades.

   2. Huge blocks of ice floating in the ocean pose a danger to navigation. Everyone knows the tragic fate of the English passenger liner Titanic, which collided with a huge iceberg on April 1912, 14. About 1500 people died in this disaster. Shortly after this tragedy, the International Ice Patrol was established to monitor the movement of icebergs and warn ships of possible danger. This service is funded by 17 countries.

   3. Some icebergs are very large. For example, in 2000, a giant split over 10 square kilometers from the Ross Glacier in Antarctica.

   4. Sometimes near the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, that is, Antarctic icebergs can be seen. More than 5000 km from the coast of Antarctica (interesting information about Rio de Janeiro).

   5. Interestingly, since the ice patrol began working in the North Atlantic, not one person has died from a collision with icebergs.

   6. Icebergs are mostly white or bluish, but there are also soft pinks, especially in the Southern Ocean.

   7. The height of icebergs sometimes reaches 30-35 meters, which is comparable to the height of a 10-story building.

   8. Because icebergs can damage oil rigs, some oil companies track and tow them. Blocks of ice sometimes weighing up to 3-4 million tons move in this way.

   9. About 100 icebergs are constantly floating in Antarctic coastal waters.

1. In terms of fresh water. according to the content, all the icebergs that existed in the World Ocean at one time will be left behind when all the rivers and lakes are combined (interesting facts about the hydrosphere).

2. On November 1956, 12, the American merchant ship Glacier found a record-breaking iceberg 335 kilometers long and 97 kilometers wide in the South Pacific Ocean. It is larger than the size of all of Belgium.

3. A table-shaped iceberg differs from a pyramidal iceberg in that it has a flat and relatively flat top. Such icebergs, especially at high latitudes, are easily mistaken for islands, and this has happened several times.

4. The white color of the iceberg speaks of its youth. With age, it turns blue or green, because the air in it is partially replaced by water droplets.

5. A Canadian company produces drinking water from melted pieces of icebergs caught off the coast of Newfoundland.

6. For safety reasons, icebergs are marked with bright colors, monitored by satellites, and radio beacons are dropped from aircraft to track their movements.

7. Even an old iceberg floating in the sea. can melt very quickly if carried by currents to warmer latitudes over the years.

8. Northern icebergs are more dangerous than southern icebergs because they tend to land in latitudes where the main transoceanic routes are located.