Tabular iceberg in the Amundsen Sea. Large tabular icebergs are generated when large pieces are breaking off from an ice shelf. They can be 10s to several 1000 m in diameter and up to over 400 m thick. Only about 1/10th of the iceberg is visible above water 9/10 are below water.
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Year: 2010
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Media Type: Photograph
Data Type: Photograph
Device Type: Camera:Digital
Feature: Antarctica:AmundsenSea
Investigator: Frank Nitsche
Expedition: OSO0910
Chief Scientist: John Anderson
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