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Friday, June 27, 2008

Striped Icebergs





Amazing striped icebergs

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by
layers of snow that react to different conditions.

Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet
fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.

When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can
freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a
green stripe.

Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up
when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.

Having the Internet means that we get to see something
that we never imagined!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Beautiful wonders of nature.

Thanks for sharing.

Tim Chaney said...

If we see any brown icebergs in the Wicomico River, chances are they aren't icebergs Lmao Ice turds maybe

Anonymous said...

I am skeptical somethings then I realized I am to cynical and everything of wonder is not done on PhotoShop and nature is the greatest pallet for the elements to create thier art