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The Largest Iceberg Yet

February 14th, 2010 at 12:15 am (AST) by Jake Richter

After a short for some hot tea, we spotted an iceberg in the distance. We kept heading for it, but it did not seem to get any bigger. Finally it did increase in size, and we discovered that it was massive, at least in comparison to the other two icebergs we had seen up close so far during the day.

Bas observes the largest iceberg we've seen so far

Bas observes the largest iceberg we've seen so far

Up close, the iceberg's rough side, a couple hundred feet tall, is daunting

Up close, the iceberg's rough side, a couple hundred feet tall, is daunting

A southern fulmar nearly collides with me - but note the striations in the iceberg in the background - those indicate successive snow falls

A southern fulmar nearly collides with me - but note the striations in the iceberg in the background - those indicate successive snow falls

The iceberg was massive above water, but you can see it reflect turquoise light below water too - it's even more massive under the water line

The iceberg was massive above water, but you can see it reflect turquoise light below water too - it's even more massive under the water line

The obligatory sunset shot, but of an iceberg (and it's not really sunset yet either)

The obligatory sunset shot, but of an iceberg (and it's not really sunset yet either)

 

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4 Responses to “The Largest Iceberg Yet”

  1. Jake´s dad Says:
    February 14th, 2010 at 3:31 am

    The shot with fulmar and iceberg is wonderful. Cover for a magazine. Congratulations to the author, whoever it is.

  2. Jean Wood Says:
    February 15th, 2010 at 12:18 pm

    Wow! Very impressive.

  3. Ellie Tappan Says:
    February 24th, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    I agree that Fulmar and iceberg is spectaculaar!

  4. Colleen Says:
    March 29th, 2010 at 8:29 pm

    Spectacular Jake and Linda! What a trip.