Amazing Striped icebergs
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Printed Date: 26-June-2024 at 14:47
Topic: Amazing Striped icebergs
Posted By: alym786
Subject: Amazing Striped icebergs
Date Posted: 10-January-2010 at 21:24
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Got this via e-mail and had to share! Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with melt**ter and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.     Antarctica Frozen Wave Pixs - Nature is amazing! The water froze the instant the wave broke through the ice. That's what it is like in Antarctica where it is the coldest weather in decades. Water freezes the instant it comes in contact with the air. The temperature of the water is already some degrees below freezing. Just look at how the wave froze in mid-air!!!        ------------- E46 328ci now sold :( 
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Posted By: Misty Morning
Date Posted: 14-January-2010 at 19:30
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They're great pictures, thanks for sharing. |
Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 14-January-2010 at 21:26
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+1
really good ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |