Giant 260 sq km iceberg breaks off in northern Greenland

Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 01:00 UTC

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A 260 square kilometre iceberg has broken free from the Petermann Glacier, one of the two largest remaining glaciers in Greenland. Read full article

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briton
oh no not another territorial dispute, i hope they stop it before it get into the south Atlantic, or the Argentineans will claim they landed on it first.
And rename it Malvinas [2]
Aug 13th, 2010 - 09:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
I understand Britain is planning to use it instead of an aircraft carrier. Integrity can be maintained by coating the surface with sawdust. Tugs will guide it into cold currents while it heads south. Berg is also big enough to load the entire army and all its equipment.
And............it's unsinkable!!
Aug 14th, 2010 - 11:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
watch out argies
Aug 15th, 2010 - 11:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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