Research shows that it has antimicrobial â as well as antiparasitic â effects. It also contains antioxidants, can aid wound healing, and may even lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Also like honey, thereâs little research to support taking it for weight loss.
The largest icebergs recorded have been calved, or broken off, from the Ross Ice Shelf of Antarctica. Iceberg B-15, photographed by satellite in 2000, measured 295 by 37 kilometres (183 by 23 mi), with a surface area of 11,000 square kilometres (4,200 sq mi).
Abundant Fresh Water Icebergs. In the North Atlantic there are about 100 âIceberg Producing Glaciersâ with about 40,000 medium to large sized icebergs breaking off annually though numbers can differ greatly from year-to-year. Some icebergs are up to 15,000 years old. Glaciers result from the accumulation of snow over thousands of years and glacier flows push icebergs into the ocean. Icebergs are pure fresh water although they have a covering of salt on their surface. Finally it is normal practice to toe icebergs out of shipping lanes.