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OT: Amazing Iceberg Pics

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:49 am
by TRAGChick
Some really cool pics I received in email yesterday.

Amazing Striped Icebergs

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 meltwater 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.


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... Is this amazing??

Antarctica Frozen Wave Pics - 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!!!


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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:52 am
by bluejeangirl76
Omg, those pictures are wild! I love the frozen wave. :D

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:55 am
by Ratgirl
Wow.. very cool! Thanks for posting! 8)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:22 am
by Blueskies
BEAUTIFUL! Thanks, Nora! :)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:33 am
by YoungJRNY
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Holy shit! That last one looks like Superman's Fortress of Solitude..

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PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:00 am
by perrylover52
Thanks Nora, love all the pictures. Nature is a wonderful isn't it?

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:05 am
by strangegrey
Some of those shots look like toothpaste!

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 5:13 am
by Rick
Nora's snowed in and bored. :lol:

Great pictures, thanks. ;)

PostPosted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:15 am
by TRAGChick
Rick wrote:Nora's snowed in and bored. :lol:


....that obvious, huh....? :oops: :oops:

Great pictures, thanks. ;)


You're most welcome....and thank YOU for my new av! Love it! :mrgreen: