Colossal Iceberg Flips Near Ilulissat After 1-Hour Collapse
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Updated · Laughing Squid · Aug 25
Colossal Iceberg Flips Near Ilulissat After 1-Hour Collapse
2 articles · Updated · Laughing Squid · Aug 25
Summary
A colossal iceberg near Ilulissat, Greenland, collapsed and rolled over in an event Afar TV condensed from 1 hour into a 10-minute timelapse.
Large sections broke away beside the entrance to Ilulissat Icefjord, altering the iceberg’s shape and shifting its center of gravity until it became unstable.
Most of an iceberg’s mass sits below the surface, so melting, erosion and calving can upset the balance between weight and seawater buoyancy and trigger a sudden rotation.
The capsize occurred near the UNESCO-listed Ilulissat Icefjord on Greenland’s west coast, where such flips can displace large volumes of water and generate powerful local waves.