The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Iceberg

Sea Terms

A floating ice mass of great magnitude being detached from glaciers on the shores of the polar seas. Icebergs have been seen which were five miles in length and 300 feet in height from the water-line. (See engraving.)

An iceberg grounded in 1,500 feet of water; ice axe, ice drag and ice anchor; the specific gravity of ice
An iceberg grounded in 1,500 feet of water; ice axe, ice drag and ice anchor; the specific gravity of ice
An iceberg at sea
An iceberg at sea
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