Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Iceberg in Newfoundland, Canada


Newfoundland
Canada's Natural Beauty
Splendeurs naturelles du Canada

Iceberg at Salt Harbour.

Postmarked in 2010 with one Canada's Maple Leaf stamp (which is printed on the postcard) and one stamp featuring Five-pin Bowling

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Icebergs generally range from 1 to 75 metres (3–250 ft) above sea level and weigh 100,000 to 200 000 tons. The tallest known iceberg in the North Atlantic was 168 metres (550 ft) above sea level, making it the height of a 55-storey building. Despite their size, the icebergs of Newfoundland move an average of 17 kilometres a day (10 mi). These icebergs originate from the glaciers of western Greenland, and may have an interior temperature of -15 to -20°C (5 to -4 °F).


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