RE: [Paddlewise] Next Summer?

From: Colin Calder <c.j.calder_at_abdn.ac.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 16:54:01 -0000
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

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