Nitemare Posted July 14, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 14, 2017 But nothing for those of us heading to Antarctica this coming winter to worry about, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 14, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Well...it should be easy to track, at least! Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stumblefoot Posted July 15, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Well...it should be easy to track, at least!Hilarious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
su-arizona Posted July 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Make sure to pick up the current issue of National Geographic magazine. Fascinating (and scary) lengthy articles on Antartica complete with breaking ice shelves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol From California Posted July 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Make sure to pick up the current issue of National Geographic magazine. Fascinating (and scary) lengthy articles on Antartica complete with breaking ice shelves! You can read it online: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBP&O2/O Posted July 17, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2017 If memory serves me correctly, many moons ago one of the mega-rich Arabian countries conducted a project on the feasability of creating a similar sized 'berg and towing it to the Gulf for a ready source of fresh water. They knew that alot would melt but they wanted to know what what going to be left at the end of the journey. Green issues, conservation and environmental issues obviously hadn't been invented then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitz18 Posted July 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2017 The more ice that melts, the more ocean there is for cruising....;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted July 17, 2017 #8 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I didn't realise Delaware was a unit of glaciation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare drron29 Posted July 18, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2017 And the extent of Antarctic sea ice has actually increased in the last 20 years.Although the extent has decreased around the Peninsula it has increased around the much larger continent. For example in January 2011 we landed on the continent and went through Mawson's Hut.No tourist has been able to do that since as the sea ice hasn;'t broken up in summer along that part of the continent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosepark Posted July 18, 2017 #10 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I didn't realise Delaware was a unit of glaciation. Ah, but how many Wales make up a Delaware? Rp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted July 18, 2017 #11 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Ah, but how many Wales make up a Delaware?Rp Ha ha. :):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 18, 2017 #12 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Ah, but how many Wales make up a Delaware?Rp I had to look it up, but Wales is more than four times larger than Delaware. Now we know... 1954 square miles for Delaware, to 8016 for Wales. Good thing that this iceberg is so tiny. Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted July 18, 2017 #13 Share Posted July 18, 2017 On UK news broadcasts whenever a natural event occurs over a large area - a forest fire, flooding etc - it's almost inevitable that the area affected is compared with the size of Wales. About the only thing that never gets compared with the size of Wales is, er, Wales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 varieties Posted July 18, 2017 #14 Share Posted July 18, 2017 This iceberg is the size of Norfolk, according to the report I saw. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted July 18, 2017 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2017 This iceberg is the size of Norfolk, according to the report I saw. No. I'm sorry. I need it in Waleses or fractions of Wales. All else is meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 18, 2017 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It's a quarter-Wale? Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57 varieties Posted July 18, 2017 #17 Share Posted July 18, 2017 No. I'm sorry. I need it in Waleses or fractions of Wales. All else is meaningless. Quarter Wale sounds good to me [emoji228][emoji228][emoji228][emoji228] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojaan19 Posted July 18, 2017 #18 Share Posted July 18, 2017 I dont care how big you all think it will be ..... I just want to see a photo of said iceberg being towed behind the Cloud Expedition .... ;) ..... :D .... !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tothesunset Posted July 18, 2017 #19 Share Posted July 18, 2017 So let me see if I've got this straight: A chunk of Delaware that's a quarter the size of Wales is being towed to the Antarctic behind the Discoverer? Is that about right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosepark Posted July 18, 2017 #20 Share Posted July 18, 2017 So let me see if I've got this straight: A chunk of Delaware that's a quarter the size of Wales is being towed to the Antarctic behind the Discoverer? Is that about right? Ice uppose that must be right. Rp Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisinPashmina Posted July 18, 2017 #21 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Hilarious! ⛄️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted July 19, 2017 #22 Share Posted July 19, 2017 I dont care how big you all think it will be ..... I just want to see a photo of said iceberg being towed behind the Cloud Expedition .... ;) ..... :D .... !!!!! Yes! So let me see if I've got this straight: A chunk of Delaware that's a quarter the size of Wales is being towed to the Antarctic behind the Discoverer? Is that about right? No, from the Antarctic! [emoji41] Love this thread. RP, your comment too. :D Sent from my SM-G930T using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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