Icebergs aground in the Biscoe Islands, Antartic Peninsula, tower impressively behind a few chinstrap penguins. Icebergs of this size have a huge mass

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Icebergs aground in the Biscoe Islands, Antartic Peninsula, tower impressively behind a few chinstrap penguins. Icebergs of this size have a huge mass of ice beneath the surface of the sea, 80 to 90% of their total mass. Icebergs often run aground in shallow coastal waters and may remain in position for weeks or months. in the pollution of the atmosphere.

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Photo credit: © SIMON FRASER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: antarctic, chinstrap, core, drilling, ice, iceberg, penguin