User:Slaunger/Greenland/Icebergs
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A month in an icebergs life
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July 27, 2007: The iceberg had calved leaving a hole and a fragile arc.
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July 31, 2007: The iceberg became visible from Upernavik. The arc had broken apparently releasing sufficient weight for the iceberg to start drifting towards Upernavik.
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August 1, 2007: The iceberg appeared in the morning fog stranded in shallow water at the harbour entrance.
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August 5, 2007: Stranded at the same location seen from another direction
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August 11, 2007: Several minor calvings later at the same location
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August 11, 2007: Seen from another angle from a motor boat
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August 12, 2007: From another direction.
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August 16, 2007: Calving a little
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August 16, 2007: later in the evening
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August 17, 2007: Big chunks of ice has just fallen off. It is beginning to tilt.
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August 19, 2007: The brand new Norwegian Cruise line ship "MS Fram" on its virgin trip. It has anchored in front of the iceberg shuttling tourists to Upernativ in rubber boats.
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August 20, 2007: The police boat Sisak IV passes by the iceberg.
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August 21, 2008: The iceberg had now broken in two.
The life and death of a black ice growler
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An iceberg calved near the harbour in Upernavik.
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The growlers as they drifted towards the old heliport.
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My daughter used the growler to make an ice sculpture using sea-water plants.
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Thermal stress caused cracking and loss of transparency. What happens if we drop it?
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Nothing much. The ice is very strong and far from brittle. After several drops we had crushed ice for drinks the next month.
Aerials
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Melting iceberg north of Upernavik, Greenland