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90% of an iceberg is underwater. Ships or any other type of boats sailing in very cold regions have the possibility of misjudging the size of an iceberg and hitting them. The ship can crash into an iceberg that creates a hole in the ship and floods everyone on the ship. Example: Titanic
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Are icebergs important?
It is beause they can sink ships.
How many ships hit icebergs per year?
1000
What in the ocean could sink ships?
icebergs and reefs
How are icebergs detected by ships?
they are detected by other ships, and then a message is passed onto other ships so the ships know to look out for iceburgs
Why iceberges are important?
It is beause they can sink ships.
How many warnings of icebergs did the titanic receive from other ships?
3
Why aren't ships pulverized by the currents at the bottom of Niagara Falls?
Ships stay away from the bottom of Niagara Falls.
What was learned after the Titanic was found?
They learned that even "unsinkable" ships are not impervious to icebergs.
What ships have been sunk by icebergs?
Quite a few but most notably the Titanic.
What large floating chunk can mean danger for ships sailing to antarctica?
You may be thinking of icebergs.
This large floating chunk of ice can mean danger for ships sailing to antarctica?
icebergs
Did leif have any challengs?
Ships were small.The raging seas. Winds and icebergs. Inidans that were sometimes violent
