Clyde wrote: >What's the difference between ice floes and ice bergs? ice floes are frozen salt water - ie frozen seas. ice bergs are frozen fresh water - blocks of ice carved off the end of glaciers. Very important distinction if you like ice in your G&Ts. > while I'm at it, why is Greenland covered with ice and Iceland > covered with forests? (curious minds want to know). Iceland covered in forests ??? Very curious indeed .... Cheers Colin Calder 57º19'N 2º10'W *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 30 1998 - 08:55:22 PST
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