REUTERS/Jody Martin Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as “Iceberg Alley”, near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada April 16, 2017. Find helicopter over iceberg and sea Stock Photos & Images at agefotostock, one of the best stock photography sites. REUTERS/Greg Locke The first iceberg of the season passes the South Shore, also known as “Iceberg Alley”, near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada April 16, 2017. A resident views the first iceberg of the season as it passes the South Shore, also known as “Iceberg Alley”, near Ferryland Newfoundland, Canada April 16, 2017. Global warming has also been linked to the increase, as it has accelerated the process by which chunks of the Greenland ice sheet break off and float away. Some 616 icebergs have moved into the shipping lanes so far this year, as compared to 687 in all of 2016.Įxperts say uncommonly strong counterclockwise winds may be drawing the icebergs south.
So far this year the number of icebergs moving into the North Atlantic shipping lanes has spiked, forcing vessels to either slow down or make long detours. Most of them simply float past the town, but this latest visitor appears to be grounded and could remain in place, he added. It is hard describe the feeling you get when you see an iceberg up close for the first time and see the beautiful. “You can see off in the distance on a clear day, you can see five or six big ’bergs,” said Kavanagh. Icebergs are no strangers to these parts – a large number drift through from the Arctic each year, earning the area the moniker “iceberg alley” and giving rise to a local industry focused on iceberg tourism. Their shots have flooded social media, showing the massive structure looming over local homes and sitting large compared to a helicopter hovering over it.
The light blue behemoth has become a tourist attraction in recent days, as locals from across Newfoundland sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic for a chance to snap photos of the glacial giant. “It’s a huge iceberg and it’s in so close that people can get a good photograph of it.” Related Book: In the Kingdom of Ice – The Grand and Terrible Polar Voyage of the USS Jeannette by Hampton Sides “It’s the biggest one I ever seen around here,” mayor Adrian Kavanagh told the Canadian Press. The iceberg, which has dwarfed the nearby small town of Ferryland, is estimated to measure some 46 metres (150ft) at its highest point. Residents view the first iceberg of the season as it passes the south shore, also known as ‘iceberg alley’, near Ferryland, Newfoundland. Photograph: Reutersīy Ashifa Kassam ( TheGuardian) A towering iceberg is causing traffic jams in a remote town on Canada’s east coast, as tourists jostle for a glimpse of the mass of ice sitting in shallow water just off Newfoundland.
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