An iceberg flipped over, and its underside is breathtaking

Melissa Wiley, Smithsonian:

While exploring Cierva Cove, a glacial bay off the peninsula, a scientist aboard Cornell’s boat became excited by one iceberg in particular. “Everything I was seeing was pretty exciting,” Cornell admits. “This particular iceberg at the time kind of blended in with all the crazy stuff we were seeing.”

But as they approached the mass, which rose about 30 feet out the water, Cornell understood his guide’s excitement. Whereas most iceberg tips are covered in snow or have been weathered by the elements, this one was free of debris, exposing glassy, aqua-green ice with water flowing through it—“almost like an ant colony,” he says.

Hard to argue with the headline. Pretty cool image. And in some ways, this is like seeing an endangered species.



8 thoughts on “An iceberg flipped over, and its underside is breathtaking”

  1. Well, until we are gone that is, then it’s back to business as usual!

  2. I expect future giant jellyfish will be very happy to have the oceans largely to themselves.

  3. That story’s 2 years old. In fact I thought it was here I saw it 2 years ago.

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  6. That is until a giant shark comes along and eats it. But at least it’ll be for natural reasons and not because the jellyfish doesn’t believe in the same god and ideological dogma.

    Hungry… eat jellyfish… done.

    Let’s just hope the plastic still left over, or dunkin donuts cup, doesn’t get in the way.

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