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| '''[[Iceberg]]''' is a large piece of '''[[ice]]''' from '''[[freshwater]]''' that has broken off from a snow-formed '''[[glacier]]''' or ice shelf and is floating in open '''[[water]]'''. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. Alternatively, it may come to rest on the seabed in shallower water, causing ice scour (also known as ice gouging) or becoming an ice island. | '''[[Iceberg]]''' is a large piece of '''[[ice]]''' from '''[[freshwater]]''' that has broken off from a snow-formed '''[[glacier]]''' or ice shelf and is floating in open '''[[water]]'''. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. Alternatively, it may come to rest on the seabed in shallower water, causing ice scour (also known as ice gouging) or becoming an ice island. | ||
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| + | *'''[[Snow and Weather Glossary]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[What is the Cryosphere]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Sea ice]]''' | ||
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Iceberg is a large piece of ice from freshwater that has broken off from a snow-formed glacier or ice shelf and is floating in open water. It may subsequently become frozen into pack ice. Alternatively, it may come to rest on the seabed in shallower water, causing ice scour (also known as ice gouging) or becoming an ice island.
also see
Reference Wikipedia Iceberg [1]
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