iceberg
iceberg
An iceberg or ice mountain is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open water.[1][2] It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice (one form of sea ice). As it drifts into shallower waters, it may come into contact with the seabed, a process referred to as seabed gouging by ice. About 90% of an iceberg is below the surface of the water
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Broader Terms
More specific terms
- NT12 ↓ blocky iceberg
- NT12 ↓ domed iceberg
- NT12 ↓ drydocked iceberg
- NT12 ↓ glacier berg
- NT12 ↓ iceberg tongue
- NT12 ↓ pinnacled iceberg
- NT12 ↓ tabular berg
- NT12 ↓ wedged iceberg
Related terms
- RT⇆ bergy bit
- RT⇆ calving
- RT⇆ Heinrich event
- RT⇆ ice shelf
- RT⇆ iceberg calving
- RT⇆ open water
- RT⇆ ram
- RT⇆ sea ice
- RT⇆ tidewater glacier
- Italiano iceberg
