There’s more than meets the eye in this image of an iceberg floating off the coast of Antarctica. That’s because about 90 percent of every iceberg exists beneath the surface of the water—and it can be hard to gauge its shape from the surface. The largest recorded iceberg, known as B-15, had a surface area larger than the island of Jamaica (just imagine what that baby looked like under water!). On the other end of the spectrum, hunks of ice smaller than 16 feet across are known as ‘bergy bits’ and ‘growlers.’
Iceberg off the coast of Antarctica
Today in History
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Black Fell in England s Lake District
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International Rock Day
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Daylight saving time
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Great Backyard Bird Count
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What s better than a smile?
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Wildebeest on the move
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World Lizard Day
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A timeless view of the night sky
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A night on the (ghost) town
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Bonifacio on the island of Corsica, France
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National Park Week: Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii
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Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany
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Here we mark the price of freedom
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Aerial view of the Colorado River Delta in Mexico
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A giant relic in Java
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It s Census Day—make it count
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Cheers! It’s National Wine Day
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