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Icebergs are masses of ice broken off from ice sheets.

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What kind of ice breaks off Antarctica?

Icebergs that break off the Antarctic ice sheet are composed of fresh water.


What type of water do icebergs consist of?

Icebergs are composed of frozen freshwater from glaciers or polar ice sheets. When they break off and float in the ocean, they are made of pure water with very low salt content.


Who monitors icebergs in Australia?

There are no icebergs in Australia.


What are the different types of icebergs in Antarctica?

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What colors are icebergs?

Icebergs themselves are colorless. The appearance of color in icebergs is the result of reflected and refracted light.


Why are icebergs called icebergs?

because it is a ice and it is big


Was the captain notify about the icebergs?

of course he was notified by icebergs


Are ice floes saline?

When sea water freezes, the salt is left behind (this is called brine rejection), so ice floes and icebergs are generally composed of fresh water. There have been various schemes to tow icebergs to drought stricken countries, but no one has ever done it yet.


Where do north icebergs come from?

From giant icebergs around Greenland.


What name is given to a number of icebergs?

A group of icebergs is referred to as an armada. When naming icebergs, they are given a number and a letter. They are then tracked.


Are there any months when there are no icebergs?

Depends on the latitude. Sufficiently close to the poles there are ALWAYS icebergs. And sufficiently close to the equator there are NEVER icebergs. After that, icebergs or not is always a probability influenced by latitude and season.


Are there icebergs in the Black Sea?

No, there are no icebergs in the Black Sea. Icebergs are large chunks of ice that break off from glaciers or ice shelves in the Arctic or Antarctic regions, and the Black Sea does not have the conditions necessary for icebergs to form.