Icebergs are giant chunks of ice that break off the ends of glaciers and drift out to sea. Only about a tenth of an iceberg shows above water. The rest is hidden under the sea. This makes them very dangerous to passing ships and boats.
Amazing! In 1912 the luxury liner, Titanic, hit an Iceberg and sank in the North Atlantic. It was on its maiden (first) voyage from Southampton to New York.
Which was the biggest iceberg?
The biggest iceberg ever was seen near Antarctica. It was about the size of Belgium! The tallest iceberg was more than half as high as the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
Which is the longest glacier?
Glaciers are enormous rivers of ice that flow slowly down a mountainside. The Lambert-Fisher Glacier in Antarctica is over 600 kilometres long. It’s the longest glacier in the world. About a tenth of the Earth is covered in icy glaciers.
Is it true? Baby icebergs are called calves.
Yes. When a baby iceberg breaks off a glacier, it is called ‘calving’. Even smaller icebergs are called ‘bergy bits’.
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