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).
The C-1 iceberg broke off the Ross shelf in May 2002. This is an image from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the Terra satellite. This is a map of the southwestern Ross Sea showing the drift path taken by iceberg C-19 beginning May 11, 2002 and moving up in the diagram.