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An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater ice that has broken off a glacier or an ice shelf and is floating freely in open salt water. Small bits of disintegrating icebergs are called "growlers" or "bergy bits".

Because the density of pure ice and of the seawater, typically about one-tenth of the volume of an iceberg is above water.

As the growlers are melting with the sun your imagination creates lots of items in your mind.

The lines in the ice are beautiful how it was all compressed together many thousands of years ago. Here we have a close look of the lines.

Remember this iceberg is only a 10th of the size above the water. 9/10ths is below the surface.

That sun on the ocean was powerfully bright that day we were out on it.

This is a monster several blocks long.

A view of the above ice surface what we see and so much we cannot see under the water.

Let your imagination wander what could this be?

Early morning a local was hunting seals. One was caught and cut it up. They eat it for meat in the winter. The skins are also used.

Fog is pouring over the mountains from the North Sea.

Southern end of Tasiilaq from the water.

The left side is Farinheight. It was just a 10 degrees above air temperature when we were returning to land.

A coastal view of the village.

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