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In the introduction it says 90% of an iceberg is underwater. I know this as an urban legend but is it really true? Can we have a source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.13.72.28 ( talk) 06:53, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
I was hoping to learn how long it takes for an Antarctic iceberg to melt. I read in an unreliable source 100s of years for the big flat-top types. -- Green C 19:40, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
The article states, "icebergs have been considered a serious maritime hazard ever since the 1912 loss of the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic." This implies (contrary to other information in the article) that before 1912, icebergs were not considered a serious maritime hazard.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mt98765 ( talk • contribs) 02:04, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
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An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in the open sea. Because the sea around this iceberg is so calm, the underwater portion is visible through the clear water. The largest iceberg ever detected was B-15, which split from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000, and had a flat top; it had a surface area of 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) and broke into several pieces in 2002 and 2003. This picture depicts an irregularly shaped iceberg with a rounded top, calved from a glacier in the Arctic and photographed in the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard. Photograph credit: Andreas Weith
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Can't find any sources to say that this project was considered "unfeasible", or as the article previously had it, "failed". The
ABC source is from 2019 and doesn't appear to give a clear fate beyond saying that not a single block has yet been harvested
(which I assume from context goes for all projects planned since the 1950s). The $200m figure given in that article is also for a different project.
Has there been any update on either project in the five years since then? Belbury ( talk) 17:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
I've recently uploaded a photo of a jade iceberg and was surprised to see they're not mentioned here. There's been a lot of academic interest in jade icebergs and it does seem like the sort of thing that could use a mention here. I'm happy to work on it a bit myself, but ice isn't entirely within my area of expertise. Warrenᚋᚐᚊᚔ 21:23, 8 April 2024 (UTC)
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In the introduction it says 90% of an iceberg is underwater. I know this as an urban legend but is it really true? Can we have a source? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.13.72.28 ( talk) 06:53, 21 December 2016 (UTC)
I was hoping to learn how long it takes for an Antarctic iceberg to melt. I read in an unreliable source 100s of years for the big flat-top types. -- Green C 19:40, 27 September 2018 (UTC)
The article states, "icebergs have been considered a serious maritime hazard ever since the 1912 loss of the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic." This implies (contrary to other information in the article) that before 1912, icebergs were not considered a serious maritime hazard.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Mt98765 ( talk • contribs) 02:04, 15 May 2019 (UTC)
Hello! This is to let editors know that the featured picture File:Iceberg in the Arctic with its underside exposed.jpg, which is used in this article, has been selected as the English Wikipedia's picture of the day (POTD) for November 6, 2020. A preview of the POTD is displayed below and can be edited at Template:POTD/2020-11-06. Any potential improvements or maintenance that could benefit the quality of this article should be made before its scheduled appearance on the Main Page. If you have any concerns, please place a message at Wikipedia talk:Picture of the day. Thank you! Cwmhiraeth ( talk) 13:13, 15 October 2020 (UTC)
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An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in the open sea. Because the sea around this iceberg is so calm, the underwater portion is visible through the clear water. The largest iceberg ever detected was B-15, which split from the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000, and had a flat top; it had a surface area of 11,000 km2 (4,200 sq mi) and broke into several pieces in 2002 and 2003. This picture depicts an irregularly shaped iceberg with a rounded top, calved from a glacier in the Arctic and photographed in the Arctic Ocean north of Svalbard. Photograph credit: Andreas Weith
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Can't find any sources to say that this project was considered "unfeasible", or as the article previously had it, "failed". The
ABC source is from 2019 and doesn't appear to give a clear fate beyond saying that not a single block has yet been harvested
(which I assume from context goes for all projects planned since the 1950s). The $200m figure given in that article is also for a different project.
Has there been any update on either project in the five years since then? Belbury ( talk) 17:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
I've recently uploaded a photo of a jade iceberg and was surprised to see they're not mentioned here. There's been a lot of academic interest in jade icebergs and it does seem like the sort of thing that could use a mention here. I'm happy to work on it a bit myself, but ice isn't entirely within my area of expertise. Warrenᚋᚐᚊᚔ 21:23, 8 April 2024 (UTC)