Although I will probably never go to Antartica, here’s some great striped iceburgs you might find there. (if you do go, make sure to get life insurance beforehand.
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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 melt water 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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