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Sections older than <b>91 days</b> may be automatically archived by <span class="nowraplinks"><a href="/wiki/User:Lowercase_sigmabot_III" title="User:Lowercase sigmabot III">Lowercase sigmabot III</a></span> when more than 5 sections are present.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="90%_underwater" data-mw-thread-id="h-90%_underwater-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"><span id="90.25_underwater"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-90%_underwater-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"></span>90% underwater<span data-mw-comment-end="h-90%_underwater-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 90% underwater"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z-90%_underwater"></span>In the introduction it says 90% of an iceberg is underwater. I know this as an urban legend but is it really true? Can we have a source? <small class="autosigned">— Preceding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">unsigned</a> comment added by <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/210.13.72.28" title="Special:Contributions/210.13.72.28">210.13.72.28</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:210.13.72.28&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:210.13.72.28 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z-90%_underwater" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">06:53, 21 December 2016 (UTC)</a></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z-90%_underwater"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z-90%_underwater"></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"></span>That is not an urban legend, but a simple fact comparable to saying the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:SKYISBLUE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:SKYISBLUE">sky is blue</a> on a clear day. Drop an ice cube in a glass of water to see for yourself the proportion of ice above and below the surface. If you want to mimic the salinity of sea water, stir in a couple of teaspoons of salt, and observe the difference. I have removed the "citation needed" tag from the lead section. <a href="/wiki/User:Just_plain_Bill" title="User:Just plain Bill">Just plain Bill</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Just_plain_Bill" title="User talk:Just plain Bill">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">14:46, 14 May 2017 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z-210.13.72.28-2016-12-21T06:53:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z"></span>That's imprecise. 90% seem to be too good to be true, it's something you teach children at school but by far not encyclopedic. As you pointed out yourself, salinity plays a role. That's an unstable value. The article currently says 91%. Where's the source for that? --<a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/88.65.127.73" title="Special:Contributions/88.65.127.73">88.65.127.73</a> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=User_talk:88.65.127.73&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User talk:88.65.127.73 (page does not exist)">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">18:05, 23 July 2017 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z-Just_plain_Bill-2017-05-14T14:46:00.000Z"></span> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-JonRichfield-2018-02-10T05:21:00.000Z-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z"></span>Of <i>course</i> it's imprecise; the question is imprecise. The figure varies with the density of the sea- or freshwater, its temperature, salinity, and so on, and the purity, gas content, mineral inclusions etc of the ice, and how many polar bears are hitching a ride or seals trying to lift it the ice from below. Not to mention wind and wave activity. Not every measurement of buoyancy takes place in a laboratory at STP with purified, standardised materials. <a href="/wiki/User:Just_plain_Bill" title="User:Just plain Bill">Just plain Bill</a> was quite correct to remove the tag. <a href="/wiki/User:JonRichfield" title="User:JonRichfield">JonRichfield</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:JonRichfield" title="User talk:JonRichfield">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-JonRichfield-2018-02-10T05:21:00.000Z-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">05:21, 10 February 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-JonRichfield-2018-02-10T05:21:00.000Z-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-JonRichfield-2018-02-10T05:21:00.000Z-88.65.127.73-2017-07-23T18:05:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl></dd></dl></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="How_long_to_melt?" data-mw-thread-id="h-How_long_to_melt?-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z"><span id="How_long_to_melt.3F"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-How_long_to_melt?-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z"></span>How long to melt?<span data-mw-comment-end="h-How_long_to_melt?-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: How long to melt?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-GreenC-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z-How_long_to_melt?"></span>I was hoping to learn how long it takes for an Antarctic iceberg to melt. I read in an unreliable source 100s of years for the big flat-top types. -- <a href="/wiki/User:GreenC" title="User:GreenC"><span style="color: #006A4E;"><b>Green</b></span></a><a href="/wiki/User_talk:GreenC" title="User talk:GreenC"><span style="color: #093;"><b>C</b></span></a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-GreenC-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z-How_long_to_melt?" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">19:40, 27 September 2018 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-GreenC-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z-How_long_to_melt?"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-GreenC-2018-09-27T19:40:00.000Z-How_long_to_melt?"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id=""ever_since_._._._1912"" data-mw-thread-id="h-"ever_since_._._._1912"-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"><span id=".22ever_since_._._._1912.22"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-"ever_since_._._._1912"-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"></span>"ever since . . . 1912"<span data-mw-comment-end="h-"ever_since_._._._1912"-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: "ever since . . . 1912""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z-"ever_since_._._._1912""></span>The article states, "icebergs have been considered a serious maritime hazard ever since the 1912 loss of the 'unsinkable' RMS Titanic." This implies (contrary to other information in the article) that before 1912, icebergs were not considered a serious maritime hazard.<small class="autosigned">— Preceding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Signatures" title="Wikipedia:Signatures">unsigned</a> comment added by <a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Mt98765&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="User:Mt98765 (page does not exist)">Mt98765</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Mt98765#top" title="User talk:Mt98765">talk</a> • <a href="/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mt98765" title="Special:Contributions/Mt98765">contribs</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z-"ever_since_._._._1912"" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">02:04, 15 May 2019 (UTC)</a></small><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z-"ever_since_._._._1912""><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z-"ever_since_._._._1912""></span> </p> <dl><dd><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Vsmith-2019-05-15T12:28:00.000Z-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"></span>Reworded that bit, thanks for noting the problem. <a href="/wiki/User:Vsmith" title="User:Vsmith">Vsmith</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Vsmith" title="User talk:Vsmith">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-Vsmith-2019-05-15T12:28:00.000Z-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">12:28, 15 May 2019 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Vsmith-2019-05-15T12:28:00.000Z-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Vsmith-2019-05-15T12:28:00.000Z-Mt98765-2019-05-15T02:04:00.000Z"></span></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg_scheduled_for_POTD" data-mw-thread-id="h-File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg_scheduled_for_POTD-2020-10-15T13:13:00.000Z"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg_scheduled_for_POTD-2020-10-15T13:13:00.000Z"></span><a href="/wiki/File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg" title="File:Iceberg in the Arctic with its underside exposed.jpg">File:Iceberg in the Arctic with its underside exposed.jpg</a> scheduled for POTD<span data-mw-comment-end="h-File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg_scheduled_for_POTD-2020-10-15T13:13:00.000Z"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: File:Iceberg in the Arctic with its underside exposed.jpg scheduled for POTD"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Cwmhiraeth-2020-10-15T13:13:00.000Z-File:Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg_scheduled_for_POTD"></span>Hello! 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id="h-2017_UAE_towing_project-20240115171300"></span>2017 UAE towing project<span data-mw-comment-end="h-2017_UAE_towing_project-20240115171300"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2017 UAE towing project"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Belbury-20240115171300-2017_UAE_towing_project"></span>Can't find any sources to say that this project was considered "unfeasible", or as the article previously had it, "failed". The <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-14/why-a-middle-eastern-business-cant-just-tow-antarctica-iceberg/11318638?nw=0">ABC source</a> is from 2019 and doesn't appear to give a clear fate beyond saying that <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1248585704">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{color:#00B785}}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk{font-family:Georgia,"DejaVu Serif",serif;color:#008560;quotes:none}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-italic{font-family:inherit;font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .inline-quote-talk-marks{quotes:"\"""\""}</style><q class="inline-quote-talk">not a single block has yet been harvested</q> (which I assume from context goes for all projects planned since the 1950s). The $200m figure given in that article is also for a different project. </p><p>Has there been any update on either project in the five years since then? <a href="/wiki/User:Belbury" title="User:Belbury">Belbury</a> (<a href="/wiki/User_talk:Belbury" title="User talk:Belbury">talk</a>) <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-Belbury-20240115171300-2017_UAE_towing_project" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">17:13, 15 January 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Belbury-20240115171300-2017_UAE_towing_project"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Belbury-20240115171300-2017_UAE_towing_project"></span> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Jade_Icebergs" data-mw-thread-id="h-Jade_Icebergs-20240408212300"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Jade_Icebergs-20240408212300"></span>Jade Icebergs<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Jade_Icebergs-20240408212300"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Jade Icebergs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-bar"><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-metadata"></div><div class="ext-discussiontools-init-section-actions"></div></div></div> <p><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="c-Warrenmck-20240408212300-Jade_Icebergs"></span>I've recently <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stratified_jade_ice_in_an_Antarctic_iceberg.jpg" class="extiw" title="c:File:Stratified jade ice in an Antarctic iceberg.jpg">uploaded a photo of a jade iceberg</a> and was surprised to see they're not mentioned here. There's been a lot of <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.antarctica.gov.au/news/2019/new-clues-in-jade-iceberg-mystery/">academic interest</a> in jade icebergs and it does seem like the sort of thing that could use a mention here. I'm happy to work on it a bit myself, but ice isn't entirely within my area of expertise. <a href="/wiki/User:Warrenmck" title="User:Warrenmck">Warrenᚋᚐᚊᚔ</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Iceberg#c-Warrenmck-20240408212300-Jade_Icebergs" class="ext-discussiontools-init-timestamplink">21:23, 8 April 2024 (UTC)</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-buttons" data-mw-thread-id="c-Warrenmck-20240408212300-Jade_Icebergs"><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">[</span><a class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-reply" role="button" tabindex="0" href="">reply</a><span class="ext-discussiontools-init-replylink-bracket">]</span></span><span data-mw-comment-end="c-Warrenmck-20240408212300-Jade_Icebergs"></span> </p>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&oldid=1217949701">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Iceberg&oldid=1217949701</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_level-4_vital_articles" title="Category:B-Class level-4 vital articles">B-Class level-4 vital articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_level-4_vital_articles_in_Physical_sciences" title="Category:Wikipedia level-4 vital articles in Physical sciences">Wikipedia level-4 vital articles in Physical sciences</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_vital_articles_in_Physical_sciences" title="Category:B-Class vital articles in Physical sciences">B-Class vital articles in Physical sciences</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_Antarctica_articles" title="Category:B-Class Antarctica articles">B-Class Antarctica articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:High-importance_Antarctica_articles" title="Category:High-importance Antarctica articles">High-importance Antarctica articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Antarctica_articles" title="Category:WikiProject Antarctica articles">WikiProject Antarctica articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_geography_articles" title="Category:B-Class geography articles">B-Class geography articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mid-importance_geography_articles" title="Category:Mid-importance geography articles">Mid-importance geography articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Geography_articles" title="Category:WikiProject Geography articles">WikiProject Geography articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:B-Class_Glacier_articles" title="Category:B-Class Glacier articles">B-Class Glacier articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:High-importance_Glacier_articles" title="Category:High-importance Glacier articles">High-importance Glacier articles</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:WikiProject_Glacier_articles" title="Category:WikiProject Glacier articles">WikiProject Glacier articles</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden category: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_vital_articles" title="Category:All Wikipedia vital articles">All Wikipedia vital articles</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 21:23<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. 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