Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful.

Antaletriangle · 02-15-2009, 09:18 PM

http://www.dailycognition.com/index....antarctic.html

Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions.

Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form.

When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe.

Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea.

Here's what I mean...

More on the link above.

BROOK · 02-15-2009, 09:29 PM

Beautiful! Thanks for sharing

sunflower · 02-15-2009, 09:57 PM

Hi Antale, these photos are so beautiful. Never saw anything like this on our Anararctic trip a few years ago even though what we saw was amazing. These are the creme a la creme! We did have a most extraordinary whale sighting though!

Antaletriangle · 02-15-2009, 10:02 PM

Thanks for your replies-natural art at it's best-i would love to get down to Antarctica to do a long photo shoot-some very intersting scenarios and scapes down there.I love extreme terrains and conditions-makes you feel alive!!lol.

Dantheman62 · 02-15-2009, 10:02 PM

awesome pics, did you read some of the comments at the bottom of the pics? geez those people have issues! LOL!

Antaletriangle · 02-15-2009, 10:05 PM

No, i didn't big Dan-are they madmen?

02-15-2009, 09:18 PM	#1
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. http://www.dailycognition.com/index....antarctic.html Icebergs in the Antarctic area sometimes have stripes, formed by layers of snow that react to different conditions. Blue stripes are often created when a crevice in the ice sheet fills up with meltwater and freezes so quickly that no bubbles form. When an iceberg falls into the sea, a layer of salty seawater can freeze to the underside. If this is rich in algae, it can form a green stripe. Brown, black and yellow lines are caused by sediment, picked up when the ice sheet grinds downhill towards the sea. Here's what I mean... More on the link above.

02-15-2009, 09:29 PM	#2
BROOK Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 3,117	Re: Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing

02-15-2009, 09:57 PM	#3
sunflower Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 443	Re: Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. Hi Antale, these photos are so beautiful. Never saw anything like this on our Anararctic trip a few years ago even though what we saw was amazing. These are the creme a la creme! We did have a most extraordinary whale sighting though!

02-15-2009, 10:02 PM	#4
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Re: Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. Thanks for your replies-natural art at it's best-i would love to get down to Antarctica to do a long photo shoot-some very intersting scenarios and scapes down there.I love extreme terrains and conditions-makes you feel alive!!lol.

02-15-2009, 10:02 PM	#5
Dantheman62 Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: So. Cal. U.S. Posts: 4,205	Re: Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. awesome pics, did you read some of the comments at the bottom of the pics? geez those people have issues! LOL!

02-15-2009, 10:05 PM	#6
Antaletriangle Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: U.K. Posts: 3,380	Re: Have a look at these striped icebergs-beautiful. No, i didn't big Dan-are they madmen?