An iceberg (''berg'' is the German language word for ''mountain'') is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m3, and that of seawater ca. 1025 kg/m3, typically, around 90% of the volume of an iceberg is under water, and that portion's shape can be difficult to surmise from looking at what is visible above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", generally applied to a problem or difficulty, meaning that the problem is only a small manifestation of a larger trouble. The mass can be very durable and can easily damage sheet metal. As a result of these factors, icebergs are considered extremely dangerous hazards to shipping. The most famous sinking from an iceberg collision was the destruction of the RMS Titanic on April 14, 1912. The first to explain the formation of icebergs was the Russian peasant prodigy Mikhail Lomonosov. In the 20th century, several scientific bodies were established to study and monitor the icebergs. The International Ice Patrol monitors the presence of icebergs in the northern Atlantic Ocean and reports their movements for safety purposes. [[Image:iceberg.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Iceberg - photomontage of what a whole iceberg might look like under water]] The Antarctic icebergs are monitored by the National Ice Center and are named. The NIC assigns each iceberg larger than 10 miles along at least one axis a name composed of a letter indicating its point of origin and a running number. The letters used are as follows: *A – longitude 0° to 90° W (Bellingshausen Sea, Weddell Sea) *B – longitude 90° W to 180° (Amundsen Sea, Eastern Ross Sea) *C – longitude 90° E to 180° (Western Ross Sea, Wilkesland) *D – longitude 0° to 90° E (Amery Ice Shelf, Eastern Weddell Sea) Iceberg B15, which calved from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000 and initially had an area of 11 000 km², was the largest iceberg ever recorded. It broke into two in November 2002. As of December 2004, the largest remaining piece of it, iceberg B-15A, with an area of 3000 km², is still the largest iceberg (moreover, the largest floating object) on Earth. ==See also== *Icebreaker *Lettuce *List of English words of German origin *Images: **:Image:Iceberg09.jpg **:Image:Iceberg2.jpg == External links == * [http://www.ecoscope.com/iceberg/index.htm Iceberg gallery] ---- Iceberg is also a fashion label and a lettuce variety. Icebergs Physical oceanography German loanwords fa:یخکوه nds:Isbarg
== Page formatting issues == Beautiful image, but it covers up the text, which cannot be read without clicking on "Edit this page". User:Michael Hardy 19:25 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) :It looks fine for me (with IE). - User:Patrick 20:49 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) :Works for me, with Galeon (Mozilla based). -- User:JohnOwens 21:06 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) == Faked image? == I'm pretty sure the composed image is inacurate. An iceberg would not stay vertical like that, it would tip over and float on it's 'side.' The only possible way it could stay in this position would be if the bottom of the submerged section would be made up of 'heavier' ice (denser, or if it contained other matter such as rocks etc.) --User:Voodoo 19:55, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC) :You're probably right about that. It is nice eye candy, though. User:BencUser_talk:Benc 19:38, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Alternate image == This article is currently far too short to add a third inline image, so I'm adding it to the talk page for now. User:BencUser_talk:Benc 19:35, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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An iceberg (''berg'' is the German language word for ''mountain'') is a large piece of ice that has broken off from a glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. Since the density of pure water ice is ca. 920 kg/m3, and that of seawater ca. 1025 kg/m3, typically, around 90% of the volume of an iceberg is under water, and that portion's shape can be difficult to surmise from looking at what is visible above the surface. This has led to the expression "tip of the iceberg", generally applied to a problem or difficulty, meaning that the problem is only a small manifestation of a larger trouble. The mass can be very durable and can easily damage sheet metal. As a result of these factors, icebergs are considered extremely dangerous hazards to shipping. The most famous sinking from an iceberg collision was the destruction of the RMS Titanic on April 14, 1912. The first to explain the formation of icebergs was the Russian peasant prodigy Mikhail Lomonosov. In the 20th century, several scientific bodies were established to study and monitor the icebergs. The International Ice Patrol monitors the presence of icebergs in the northern Atlantic Ocean and reports their movements for safety purposes. [[Image:iceberg.jpg|150px|right|thumb|Iceberg - photomontage of what a whole iceberg might look like under water]] The Antarctic icebergs are monitored by the National Ice Center and are named. The NIC assigns each iceberg larger than 10 miles along at least one axis a name composed of a letter indicating its point of origin and a running number. The letters used are as follows: *A – longitude 0° to 90° W (Bellingshausen Sea, Weddell Sea) *B – longitude 90° W to 180° (Amundsen Sea, Eastern Ross Sea) *C – longitude 90° E to 180° (Western Ross Sea, Wilkesland) *D – longitude 0° to 90° E (Amery Ice Shelf, Eastern Weddell Sea) Iceberg B15, which calved from the Ross Ice Shelf in 2000 and initially had an area of 11 000 km², was the largest iceberg ever recorded. It broke into two in November 2002. As of December 2004, the largest remaining piece of it, iceberg B-15A, with an area of 3000 km², is still the largest iceberg (moreover, the largest floating object) on Earth. ==See also== *Icebreaker *Lettuce *List of English words of German origin *Images: **:Image:Iceberg09.jpg **:Image:Iceberg2.jpg == External links == * [http://www.ecoscope.com/iceberg/index.htm Iceberg gallery] ---- Iceberg is also a fashion label and a lettuce variety. Icebergs Physical oceanography German loanwords fa:یخکوه nds:Isbarg
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== Page formatting issues == Beautiful image, but it covers up the text, which cannot be read without clicking on "Edit this page". User:Michael Hardy 19:25 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) :It looks fine for me (with IE). - User:Patrick 20:49 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) :Works for me, with Galeon (Mozilla based). -- User:JohnOwens 21:06 Apr 7, 2003 (UTC) == Faked image? == I'm pretty sure the composed image is inacurate. An iceberg would not stay vertical like that, it would tip over and float on it's 'side.' The only possible way it could stay in this position would be if the bottom of the submerged section would be made up of 'heavier' ice (denser, or if it contained other matter such as rocks etc.) --User:Voodoo 19:55, 28 Jun 2004 (UTC) :You're probably right about that. It is nice eye candy, though. User:BencUser_talk:Benc 19:38, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Alternate image == This article is currently far too short to add a third inline image, so I'm adding it to the talk page for now. User:BencUser_talk:Benc 19:35, 21 Sep 2004 (UTC)
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