Black Iceberg Photo Goes Viral
Have you ever seen a black iceberg? A photo of an oddly colored chunk of ice went viral this week after it was posted to Reddit.
According to the Canadian Encyclopedia, a black iceberg isn’t rare but it is also rarely seen.
Several icebergs are colored black (or even green or brown) but the color typically lies below the surface of the water. The black iceberg in the viral photo is most likely the bottom of an iceberg that has rolled over.
These (colored) icebergs have usually rolled over, exposing basal ice, or have emerged from below water level. The various colorations are caused by differences in density, air-bubble content and impurities. For example, black ice is of high density and bubble free; dark layers indicate the presence of rock materials derived from the base of the parent glacier. Occasionally, rocks may be found on the original upper surface of the iceberg. As the iceberg melts, these materials precipitate into marine or lake sediments.
Here’s a viral photo of the black iceberg.
The black iceberg photo on Reddit led a few other users to post some interesting photos to the website. Here is a photo of an unusually blue iceberg.
Did you know that iceberg’s could be black?
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Posted: January 5, 2013
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Jan 5, 2013
My first reaction was, "Wow, that's a big pile of whale poop!", but still the photo is fascinating.
Jan 5, 2013
That kind is what sank Titanic- see why it wasn't seen? I've studied titanic for years and had only heard of the "blue berg" as they are called but never could figure out how you could miss it. Now I know.
Jan 6, 2013
My first thought was it was possibly caused by volcanic ash but maybe not.
Jan 6, 2013
It looks like something is in it, Im going to say viral marketing for pacific rim.
Jan 6, 2013
Does anyone else see a Killer Whale inside it?
Jan 6, 2013
it's caused by global warmming, like every thing else.
Jan 6, 2013
First it was White Rappers now its Black Icebergs. What's this world coming to.
Jan 6, 2013
I'll bet it is a oil burg.
Jan 6, 2013
must be from Hawaii with fake birth certificate.
Jan 6, 2013
That's not a blur iceberg, that's Heisenburg trying to get rid of the evidence by throwing the evidence in the ocean.
Jan 6, 2013
can't see the killer whale. I tried.
Jan 6, 2013
You couldn't resist making an asshat out of yourself about something NON-political could you?
Jan 6, 2013
Barrack?
Jan 6, 2013
The blue one looks like a popsicle…. As for the black one, I thought it was going to be related to pollutants, but I guess not. Anyways, I like seeing these type of things, and in my opinion, that giant ice cube looks pretty damn cool. It kind of looks like Obsidian.
Jan 6, 2013
just an angry sore loser….
Jan 6, 2013
mother nature is beautiful , but also vicious…
Jan 6, 2013
The blue iceberg should have gone viral instead…. Way cooler!
Jan 6, 2013
yes I do see a killer whale inside it.
Jan 6, 2013
Did you know that the plural of "iceberg" doesn't need an apostrophe?
Jan 6, 2013
Until 1990 everything was caused by "The Bomb".
Jan 6, 2013
Robert Stedry & Gregory Boston, just for your comments I gave Robert Buster Taylor a "Like".
Jan 6, 2013
The original ice berg was Black have you ever heard of Black Ice and not the rapper. Usually you can see signs near overpasses in the U.S.
Jan 6, 2013
no
Jan 6, 2013
no America is the loser ,,because of washington thinking the can change Gods laws,its all through the bible what God does to lands that deny him.and can no longer blame this mess on bush
Jan 6, 2013
Wasn't it a black iceberg that did in the Titanic, this is not a first occurence that shown the different colors the iceberg's can take on before.