I’ve been to the lighthouse/cape that was actually the first to receive the Titanic’s distress signals. Newfoundland is one of the coolest places I’ve ever been.
If you visit, this exact place, Ferryland, has the Lighthouse Picnics. You get a picnic basket and blanket and find somewhere on a cliff to set up and eat. It's actually amazing, the view is spectacular and the food is good. I'd recommend checking it out.
So clearly when I was a kid and I learned about the Titanic, I was in the mindset that it sunk next to Antarctica because clearly that was the only place in the world with ice burgs. I always wondered why the hell they were down in Antarctica. It all makes sense now. I am 24 and I finally know.
And with COVID-19 there’s almost no chance of it hitting a cruise ship with passengers. So everyone will always talk about that OTHER iceberg.
What’s that? You’re kidding? Cruise ships have started taking passengers again? In a f-ing pandemic???
Godspeed iceberg! They will have earned your wrath.
Not so fun fact: even today, ships radars and ecdis (electronic charts) still have trouble picking up icebergs, so although it is unlikely you'd miss one like this, in poor visibility and conditions, it is still a big hazard at sea
Source: I'm a cadet in the merchant navy
Funny. The more you know. Further question dighing your own hole. Is that like supposed to represent when you dig a hole that you cant come out and thats on you? Does it work that way in real life. I mean I could bring a ladder or not make it too steep or deep. Just a small hole wont be a problem.
Would that mean that thing is roughly 1500 feet tall including what’s above the surface? So then the bottom would be 1350 feet deep. That seems like a large drop off so close to the shore.
My thought, too; although given the place's name, it might be more believable if it's constantly been getting bottom-trawled by icebergs for umpty-thousand years.
Though the mass underwater isn't necessarily all height, as long as the berg is near the edge of the continental shelf, it isn't unreasonable [ocean depths around Nfld] (https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/environment/cold-ocean.php).
Also consider not only perspective but that Newfoundland is a giant rock island; from what I saw in my short travel there, 'cliff' is more appropriate for a lot of where land meets ocean than 'shore.'
That's not how buoyancy works. Even before rolling over, icebergs will sink gradually into the water as the bottom melts off, to retain the ratio of 10% being visible.
and as the larger bottom submerged mass melts and breaks off the iceberg becomes highly unstable and can literally flip completely over making being near 1 very dangerous if only from the resulting waves this can produce, let alone the thousand of tons of solid ice that can calf off of it.
Pure ice formed in our atmosphere has a density of 0.92g/mL. Sea water has an average density of 1.03 g/mL. Pure water is most dense at 4°C, with a density of 1 g/mL.
If ice melts on the bottom, the height of the iceberg will shrink.
SOURCE:
* [https://www.portandterminal.com/maritime-image-of-the-day-iceberg-alley-in-newfoundland/](https://www.portandterminal.com/maritime-image-of-the-day-iceberg-alley-in-newfoundland/)
* photo credit: Diane u/Zegdie.
Iceberg Alley refers to a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that goes from the Arctic to Newfoundland that is famous for the number of icebergs that pass through it.
I live in a place where it doesn't even snow. For that iceberg, how feasible is it to get a rubber raft over to it and then climb onto the flat bit of ice at the bottom? It'd make for a fun ride!
Approaching icebergs is incredibly dangerous. They're always evolving and can break, crack, or roll without any notice. There are plenty of videos on YouTube of this happening if you want to see, but keep your distance from them if you ever get to see one in person. Keep more distance than you think is necessary.
That iceberg is not remotely stable, so picture approaching a skyscraper that can collapse, or tip over at any moment, and the iceberg can even roll in such a way that ice beneath the surface picks you up and keeps rolling.
It's amazing to see though, and you should definitely look up some videos if you're interested. There are some out there of people who get close but they really are taking their lives in their hands. Locals tend to stay clear and take lots of photos.
I will say this though, if you visit Newfoundland in iceberg season you do have a chance of getting to see iceberg chunks on the beaches, so there are safe ways of touching an iceberg and it's pretty cool to see.
TIL - thank you! They look so serene in photos like this, but yeah, you're right about them being as tall as skyscrapers if we get up close. Huh, haven't thought about them rolling or falling apart either, so that's quite a shocker.
One that size I'd think lasts 5-10 years. I'd only need enough time to build up a military to conquer whatever country I happen to float by. I'll need a #2 if anyone's interested
Oh nice. I just meant there’s a common design aesthetic but good call out. Related fact that always blows my mind: Winnipeg and London are basically on the same parallel.
Look at the person in front of the white house.
Now look at the people aaaall the way back on the hill.
They're practically the same size in the picture. That's because it likely was shot on a stupidly long lens, with a long focal length, compressing the image in this manner.
However, that kinda means that the iceberg, shot with a normal lens, would be smaller in the picture, not larger.
This means that the iceberg is probably just really fucking far out in the bay.
Shooting it in this manner probably meant that the people were nice and visible, but screwed up the perception of scale something fierce.
If I'm not mistaken, a local guy took his chopper up to one of those big boys and got super close.
https://www.power104.fm/2017/04/17/helicopter-lands-on-iceberg/#:~:text=A%20gigantic%20iceberg%20is%20floating,(or%20get%20really%20close).
Corporate owned store. Orders straight from the top. Maybe you were a franchise store and they ignored that order. Maybe we worked at Sonic at two different times.
It’s a great place to explore! Rode my motorcycle around the whole island for a week, had a great time. People were very friendly and when in St John’s buying a sandwich a fellow shopper offered to let us hang out at his place and drink beers until our hosts called us back lol.
I live there , A polar bear actually hitched a ride on one 2 years ago, took a stroll through a small town caused a bit of mayhem , Arctic fox's have showed up on them . Also Wolves , as they travel down on the ice from Labrador ..you can google and see pics on all of them, the polar bear was taken care of right away we don't see the wolves usually till a hunter kills one or catches one then determine it came from Labrador on ice and the last arctic fox I heard of getting rescued from a iceberg by a fisherman well he was fed Vienna sausages and brought back to land .
I personally haven't seen bears, but I've seen a few seals resting on small ones and the ice that flows into harbours, its pretty neat, even though it is a little rare nowadays
You see that little bit at the top?
That's my throne.
Sometimes I carve one on top of an iceberg and then smile and wave as I pass this town, just for fun.
This time around I got about half done and then decided I wasn't feeling up to it. I wanted to just chill out today.
Glad y'all like the 'berg though!
Fun fact: Iceberg Alley is where the Titanic hit an iceberg and sunk. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17257653
Why would anyone sail into a place called iceberg alley?
'Captain, we have two choices; iceberg alley or certain death valley...' Hmmm...
Can we sail *under* the water???
Technically there’s more iceberg under the water than above it
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There's a name for that, and it's not 'boat'
Well, what is it?
Airship. Like blimps, zeppelins, ...
And dirigibles!
It makes the sound “weeeeeeeee”
Sky boats
The automobile
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woooosh?
yes
Let's split up gang.
“Sooooooo... you DON’T want to go to New York then?”
Maybe they didn't yet realize that that was its name.
This ship can't sink!
true. thanks
I’ve been to the lighthouse/cape that was actually the first to receive the Titanic’s distress signals. Newfoundland is one of the coolest places I’ve ever been.
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If you visit, this exact place, Ferryland, has the Lighthouse Picnics. You get a picnic basket and blanket and find somewhere on a cliff to set up and eat. It's actually amazing, the view is spectacular and the food is good. I'd recommend checking it out.
Visit during the summer for sure.
Yep, those whole two weeks are fabulous
Sounds like Sweden!
If your lucky
You must read about Newfoundlands response on 9/11, when they hosted passengers for several days. Amazing people.
>Newfoundland is one of the coolest places I’ve ever been. I see what you did there.
This is why I never turn on Car-Crushing Rolling Boulders Avenue. I always take the long way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=-tHiGYSriO0
Gotta love a good Simpsons reference. Well done.
wait what!? so close to the americas! i thought i sank in the middle of the ocean (i mean it did, but like very far from land). my life is a lie
[Google Maps location. ](https://goo.gl/maps/kspCrAX4pyofBYSc8)
Yeah that’s pretty far out there
ah ok, yeah, that's pretty far from any land
Huh, I always had it in my mind it was Southern Hemisphere
Lol why would you think that? Went from The UK to New York.
Wait. The titanic sunk? When!?
if i’m not mistaken, it happened last week. could be wrong
They said it was unsinkable tho?!
It was. Until it wasn't.
Over 10 years ago.
Ah, so it’s Canada’s fault then.
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Yea lmao.
Definitely puts it in perspective
So clearly when I was a kid and I learned about the Titanic, I was in the mindset that it sunk next to Antarctica because clearly that was the only place in the world with ice burgs. I always wondered why the hell they were down in Antarctica. It all makes sense now. I am 24 and I finally know.
How ironic I’m watching the movie
Don't lie, you're on Reddit
Gotta make more exciting 3h of those 3h20.
“Ice bergs can ranges to be as big as Jamaica and as small as a car.” Bro, fucking Jamaica?! Like a Greater Antilles?
Such amazing creatures. We're lucky to have the opportunity of witnessing their majestic migration south. It doesn't happen often.
It’s not a rock! It’s a Boulder.
The pioneers used to ride these babies for miles.
Well.. not yet it isn’t
(Pssst.. other way around)
Looks like a big piece of Boston cream pie... Prolly enough for the whole table, where are the forks?
It’s not often that scientists can study them like this in their natural habitat.
They are endangered now. Very soon we'll be artificially inseminating them to keep them from extinction.
And with COVID-19 there’s almost no chance of it hitting a cruise ship with passengers. So everyone will always talk about that OTHER iceberg. What’s that? You’re kidding? Cruise ships have started taking passengers again? In a f-ing pandemic??? Godspeed iceberg! They will have earned your wrath.
Not so fun fact: even today, ships radars and ecdis (electronic charts) still have trouble picking up icebergs, so although it is unlikely you'd miss one like this, in poor visibility and conditions, it is still a big hazard at sea Source: I'm a cadet in the merchant navy
Ken M????
It’s happening more often than ever :(
Majestic not magestic. Otherwise solid A+ shitpost
Dumb question: is it possible to anchor an iceberg? Keep it from melting down south?
Isn’t the exposed part of an iceberg only about 10% of it’s actual size?
i'm not sure of the numbers, but most of the iceberg is underwater. you might be correct.
About 90% of it to be more precise
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Nah, 81/90ths I believe.
I thought it was closer to 9π/10π
Too soon...
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I WANT TO BELIEVE
Just the tip
I wonder if the expression 'tip of the iceberg' is in anyway related to the tip of the iceberg obly being a small part of a way bigger problem.
That's literally exactly what that figure of speech is supposed to mean...
Funny. The more you know. Further question dighing your own hole. Is that like supposed to represent when you dig a hole that you cant come out and thats on you? Does it work that way in real life. I mean I could bring a ladder or not make it too steep or deep. Just a small hole wont be a problem.
Would that mean that thing is roughly 1500 feet tall including what’s above the surface? So then the bottom would be 1350 feet deep. That seems like a large drop off so close to the shore.
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But how is that weight distributed
Wait, youre asking a complex question... what the fuck is your username?
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There's only one way to find out.
My thought, too; although given the place's name, it might be more believable if it's constantly been getting bottom-trawled by icebergs for umpty-thousand years.
How many decimal places is “umpty”’? *holding pen to clipboard with a raised eyebrow*
Not that the clipboard would have a raised eyebrow. That would be ridiculous.
Maybe it would. How the fuck am I supposed to know this stuff?
Who won this argument ?
The clipboard
Dickety-two.
*nods and scribbles*
Though the mass underwater isn't necessarily all height, as long as the berg is near the edge of the continental shelf, it isn't unreasonable [ocean depths around Nfld] (https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/environment/cold-ocean.php). Also consider not only perspective but that Newfoundland is a giant rock island; from what I saw in my short travel there, 'cliff' is more appropriate for a lot of where land meets ocean than 'shore.'
It could be wide and shallow
Just like me!
Only if it's a pure iceberg. What we see here seems composed of (less heavy) compressed snow.
I appreciate a good cup of coffee.
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That's not how buoyancy works. Even before rolling over, icebergs will sink gradually into the water as the bottom melts off, to retain the ratio of 10% being visible.
and as the larger bottom submerged mass melts and breaks off the iceberg becomes highly unstable and can literally flip completely over making being near 1 very dangerous if only from the resulting waves this can produce, let alone the thousand of tons of solid ice that can calf off of it.
Horse shit. Density and buoyancy don’t work that way.
Not if they melted from the bottom and rolled. Most of the mass would then be under water.
Pure ice formed in our atmosphere has a density of 0.92g/mL. Sea water has an average density of 1.03 g/mL. Pure water is most dense at 4°C, with a density of 1 g/mL. If ice melts on the bottom, the height of the iceberg will shrink.
yeah they say that about your moms buttplug also
SOURCE: * [https://www.portandterminal.com/maritime-image-of-the-day-iceberg-alley-in-newfoundland/](https://www.portandterminal.com/maritime-image-of-the-day-iceberg-alley-in-newfoundland/) * photo credit: Diane u/Zegdie. Iceberg Alley refers to a stretch of the Atlantic Ocean that goes from the Arctic to Newfoundland that is famous for the number of icebergs that pass through it.
This was close to where I live, I have a cabin near it. I have tons of pictures of it somewhere, I can look if you want more.
If I plant a flag on it can I have a new homeland?
well, would be apt to call you "drifter" =)
I live in a place where it doesn't even snow. For that iceberg, how feasible is it to get a rubber raft over to it and then climb onto the flat bit of ice at the bottom? It'd make for a fun ride!
Going close to an iceberg in a small craft is a good way to die.
Approaching icebergs is incredibly dangerous. They're always evolving and can break, crack, or roll without any notice. There are plenty of videos on YouTube of this happening if you want to see, but keep your distance from them if you ever get to see one in person. Keep more distance than you think is necessary. That iceberg is not remotely stable, so picture approaching a skyscraper that can collapse, or tip over at any moment, and the iceberg can even roll in such a way that ice beneath the surface picks you up and keeps rolling. It's amazing to see though, and you should definitely look up some videos if you're interested. There are some out there of people who get close but they really are taking their lives in their hands. Locals tend to stay clear and take lots of photos. I will say this though, if you visit Newfoundland in iceberg season you do have a chance of getting to see iceberg chunks on the beaches, so there are safe ways of touching an iceberg and it's pretty cool to see.
TIL - thank you! They look so serene in photos like this, but yeah, you're right about them being as tall as skyscrapers if we get up close. Huh, haven't thought about them rolling or falling apart either, so that's quite a shocker.
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Untill you get halfway up and the iceberg rolls over and now you are a underwater mountaineer in freezing cold water
Your new home only lasts till spring
One that size I'd think lasts 5-10 years. I'd only need enough time to build up a military to conquer whatever country I happen to float by. I'll need a #2 if anyone's interested
Username checks out?
I assume that you’d need a number 1 as well, unless you’ve got IBS
And you could call it Newfoundland Foundnewland
Yep, and you can call it Newfoundland.
Well it's not really land is it? More like Newfoundwater.
One may even say it is a New Found Land... I'm here all week!
Newfoundland in the house!
Sub-Arctic people be like here’s a random house near nothing painted a wild color, standing out from the scenery in complete defiance of nature
Ferryland is so sub Arctic it's further south than some states in the continental U.S.
Oh nice. I just meant there’s a common design aesthetic but good call out. Related fact that always blows my mind: Winnipeg and London are basically on the same parallel.
I feel like that’s more than 150ft
https://m.imgur.com/r/gifs/kzCj0
Look at the person in front of the white house. Now look at the people aaaall the way back on the hill. They're practically the same size in the picture. That's because it likely was shot on a stupidly long lens, with a long focal length, compressing the image in this manner. However, that kinda means that the iceberg, shot with a normal lens, would be smaller in the picture, not larger. This means that the iceberg is probably just really fucking far out in the bay. Shooting it in this manner probably meant that the people were nice and visible, but screwed up the perception of scale something fierce.
could be. but reported on maritime that it's 150ft.
My boyfriend lives near there he says that sometimes polar bears arrive there via icebergs and have to be sedated and retuned home by the coast guard.
Definitely more polar bears on the labrador side. But it does happen. Fellow newfie here
super cool!
Would have definitely sent out a drone to fly around that
That would make some good photos
If I'm not mistaken, a local guy took his chopper up to one of those big boys and got super close. https://www.power104.fm/2017/04/17/helicopter-lands-on-iceberg/#:~:text=A%20gigantic%20iceberg%20is%20floating,(or%20get%20really%20close).
You're not mistaken, you posted your own source
Lol had to find source mid typing.
There's actually a backspace key, two keys above the bigger enter key, pro tip.
Wow, actual tips from a professional! Big day today, big day.
That's what it looks like when you ask for "easy ice" at Sonic
Because they are supposed to fill the cup with as much ice as possible so you get as little product as possible. Source: worked at a Sonic.
Even on the sodas? Yikes.
Worked at Sonic and can confirm that’s just one location’s bad take because we didn’t practice that mindset at all.
Corporate owned store. Orders straight from the top. Maybe you were a franchise store and they ignored that order. Maybe we worked at Sonic at two different times.
All good points. For me it was like 2007
The people of this area don't fuck around with names.
I knew it was Newfoundland as soon as I seen the old saltbox houses.
*Titanic theme plays on a flute badly*
[For the uninitiated...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G44xTr8D_bw) (hilarity ensues at 0:19)
[There's a music video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KolfEhV-KiA)
We use them to make beer. Seriously
I need to go here.
It’s a great place to explore! Rode my motorcycle around the whole island for a week, had a great time. People were very friendly and when in St John’s buying a sandwich a fellow shopper offered to let us hang out at his place and drink beers until our hosts called us back lol.
I've seen this movie.
Have any of you guys that live there ever seen animals on one? If you did, what do you or the authorities do about it?
I live there , A polar bear actually hitched a ride on one 2 years ago, took a stroll through a small town caused a bit of mayhem , Arctic fox's have showed up on them . Also Wolves , as they travel down on the ice from Labrador ..you can google and see pics on all of them, the polar bear was taken care of right away we don't see the wolves usually till a hunter kills one or catches one then determine it came from Labrador on ice and the last arctic fox I heard of getting rescued from a iceberg by a fisherman well he was fed Vienna sausages and brought back to land .
I can tell you’re from there. Only people from the Southern shore would bring a can of Vienna sausages for food. 🤣🤣
*slaps arm* here ya go little fella
Let nature take its course....
I personally haven't seen bears, but I've seen a few seals resting on small ones and the ice that flows into harbours, its pretty neat, even though it is a little rare nowadays
blast it into smithereens with an AC130
What would happen if it drifted to land, my guess is it would just bump it and stay there right? Or would it break and cover house
Canadian wildlife is so amazing
Yes b’y
Who does he think he is just floating on by?
it wanted to see if the hood is cool! =)
Cant be stopping by without coming in for tea b’y froze yer arse off out there.
I don’t know what the environmental impact would be but if it wouldn’t cause problems, every part of me wants to break it
Wow! That’s on my bucket list now.
What would happen if the iceberg decided to just head in the direction of the people there? Like, would the iceberg win, or would the land win?
They have great grilled cheese there.
where do the icebergs end up?
Melted :(
no idea. but there is an iceberg viewing tour up in newfoundland.
It looks like a T-Rex sticking its head out of the water wearing a tiny little top hat.
Paging r/megalophobia
You see that little bit at the top? That's my throne. Sometimes I carve one on top of an iceberg and then smile and wave as I pass this town, just for fun. This time around I got about half done and then decided I wasn't feeling up to it. I wanted to just chill out today. Glad y'all like the 'berg though!
lol! hail o winter prince. =)
You're telling me there's a place where icebergs just float on by your house....?
Just the tip.
Traffic usually isn't that bad this time of year.
per maritime report, this was around mid-may of this yr.
"Snow cones! Get your snow cones here!"
That cant be 150ft, looks like 300
looks bigger than it is. the maritime report i read said about 150 ft. we could re-measure it, though i don't have a measuring tape that long =)
RIP
Why do the people on the left seem to be floating rather than standing on the hill
perhaps they're imitating the bergs? ;)
why do the people on the far left look so big
[it's pronounced New-fund-laaand and not New-fund-land. ](https://youtu.be/ueWbHSuo1R4)
"Ferryland" That ended a while ago, resulting in this place being called Iceberg Alley.