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TODAY....
today was the day that the titanic sunk as a result of hitting an ice berg in the cold, icy, atlantic waters. are there any icebergs in the atlantic today in 2006?
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From what I could find, it seems that approximately 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs are formed each year, primarily from the 100 or so major tidewater glaciers of Greenland. These are mainly accounted for by 20 major glaciers between the Jacobshaven and Humboldt Glaciers. It is estimated that these glaciers account for 85% of the icebergs that reach the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
By the time icebergs are carved, the ice is usually around 3,000 years old. An iceberg normally reaches the North Atlantic Ocean after being carried by currents from Baffin Bay through the Davis Straight and the Labrador Sea. Due to the long distance, most icebergs never make it, melting long before they reach the Atlantic. One estimate is that only 1% of icebergs reach it (approximately 100-150 per year). When one does reach the Atlantic it will normally melt very quickly in the warmer waters.
As a matter of interest, the iceberg that sank the Titanic is said to have been around 50-100 feet high and 200-400 feet long. That sounds a very large iceberg for the North Atlantic, so I would imagine it was quite an extreme example. Here is a picture of what is believed to be that iceberg:
Hope that helps.
By the time icebergs are carved, the ice is usually around 3,000 years old. An iceberg normally reaches the North Atlantic Ocean after being carried by currents from Baffin Bay through the Davis Straight and the Labrador Sea. Due to the long distance, most icebergs never make it, melting long before they reach the Atlantic. One estimate is that only 1% of icebergs reach it (approximately 100-150 per year). When one does reach the Atlantic it will normally melt very quickly in the warmer waters.
As a matter of interest, the iceberg that sank the Titanic is said to have been around 50-100 feet high and 200-400 feet long. That sounds a very large iceberg for the North Atlantic, so I would imagine it was quite an extreme example. Here is a picture of what is believed to be that iceberg:
Hope that helps.
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