The Rissell Family

               

Icebergs came in all sizes and shapes     

This iceberg has flipped bottom up;
Salt water has rounded its edges.
There are 23 different terms for ice
and icebergs. This is called a "tabular"
iceberg, resembling a table. It has
broken off an ice shelf.
This is only the first third of an iceberg
two kilometers long. It took quite a while
before we reached the other end.

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