| 单词 | berg |
| 例句 | As they melt, the bergs also release atmospheric nutrients that have been trapped in the ice for centuries. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As the icebergs drift, the seawater erodes them from below, until the berg abruptly topples over and continues its journey upside down. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Knowing the difference was critical, especially since Endurance often passed more than 400 bergs in a twenty-four-hour period: it was a crowded sea. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z At the lowest point, the berg was only five feet above the surface. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Huge, lopsided remnant bergs bobbed and heaved in the waves, and small chunks of broken floe knocked and scraped along the sides of the Caird. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z One of the things that people remember about Weis- berg’s Friday night salons back in the 1950s was that they were always, effortlessly, racially integrated. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The bergs, with their deep bottoms caught in opposing currents, crashed in zigzagging paths through the ice as far as the men could see. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Huge chunks of ice were breaking away from their berg all the time. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z As they slept, the gale increased, battering other floes against their berg and chipping away at its edges. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A couple of miles offshore, a belt of pack ice and eroded bergs was drifting past, warning everyone of the winter to come. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z If your last name ended in “berg” or “zog” or “stein,” you lived on the north side. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z Finally, he drew up in the lee of a large berg and shouted to Worsley to go back and help the other boat. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z Horrified, the crew of Endurance watched as one large berg began plowing in slow motion toward their position. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z These mirages made navigation around the bergs very dangerous, because it was often hard to tell what was a real iceberg and what was a phantom. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They continued pulling all afternoon, still dodging through open leads and around large floes and bergs. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The erosion continues until the berg flips again, and then again, and eventually it is eroded and melted away. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z But then, two hours after noon, a good open lead reached them, just as their berg began rolling to the side. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z They all knew that if the berg plowed through their camp, there would be no hope of survival, and trying to get out of its unpredictable path was pointless. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z The chef reimagines cheesecake as a white berg marrying three kinds of fromage, including goat cheese, and slips banana and chocolate mousse into his tall wedge of chocolate cake covered in whipped cream. Review | In a hip new hotel, Brothers and Sisters makes a stylish splash 2018-01-09T05:00:00Z The berg dwindled until it was not big enough to sink a canoe. Why does my wife enjoy misery TV so much? 2013-04-03T14:05:00Z But the highlight for kids is also inside the biggest berg: a double slide that isn’t particularly high but was quite slippery, according to young visitors. National Building Museum debuts cool summer spectacle ‘Icebergs’ 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Set and shot mainly in the aptly named, upstate New York berg of Liberty, the movie follows the intersection of two darkly comic story lines. 'Hits' slams into ugly slurs 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z This past summer, even sopping Sasquatch bergs such as Quileute on the Olympic Peninsula have seen only 42% of normal rainfall since June, with just a little over 3 inches recorded at the Quileute Airport. After dry spring and summer, luscious rains soak Seattle area 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z In a moment of great danger, “the bergs are many, lavender and faceted, when the air is full of floating ice crystals.” Lessons from Antarctica about Raising Kids in the Climate Crisis 2023-08-20T04:00:00Z Satellite photos from NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites revealed that the berg began to move again on Oct. Colossal Iceberg Trapped Near Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ for 20 Years Is Finally on the Move 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z The Royal Research Ship Discovery inspected the latter berg as it entered the southern Atlantic Ocean. British scientists tracking two enormous icebergs larger than London 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The similarly sized berg that broke away from the Brunt to the east of Halley was called A74. Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z These bears hunt on the fresh glacial ice that has more peaks and valleys than the flatter sea ice, often in house- or car-sized bergs, called bergy bits, Moon said. Shaky oasis for some polar bears found, but not for species 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z So the researchers on the Palmer are studying Dotson and hoping to wait out the berg, said NSF’s Cutler. Giant iceberg blocks scientists’ study of ‘Doomsday Glacier’ 2022-02-02T05:00:00Z Experts feared that the mighty berg would become trapped on the surrounding seafloor, like B-22A, and that its cooling effect would drastically impact the ecosystem there. Colossal Iceberg Trapped Near Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ for 20 Years Is Finally on the Move 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Kevin's interest was piqued by the satellite images that scientists began publishing of this berg, along with the sometimes surprising colours they would choose to render scenes and emphasise contrast. How a colossal block of ice became an obsession 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The calving of large bergs from a shelf structure can lead to a speed-up in the flow of the ice. Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The 1,668-square-mile berg, dubbed A-76, is about 73 times as big as Manhattan, making it the largest currently afloat. World Digest: May 21, 2021 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z The rogue berg shattered into a dozen pieces before it caused any harm, Live Science previously reported. World’s Largest Iceberg Breaks Off of Antarctica 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z Knowing a berg's freeboard enables scientists to calculate its draught - that hidden part below the waterline. Giant Antarctic iceberg A68a is not done yet 2020-12-23T05:00:00Z The first picture captures the definitive and distinctive outline of the berg in the days immediately after it broke from the edge of Antarctica's Amery Ice Shelf. How a colossal block of ice became an obsession 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The shelf likes to maintain an equilibrium and the ejection of bergs is one way it balances the accumulation of snowfall and the input of more ice from the feeding glaciers on land. Clouds part to reveal colossal Antarctic iceberg 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z The bergs get given a prefix letter depending on which quadrant of the Antarctic they calve from, plus a number to designate their position in the sequence of big breakaways. Giant iceberg A68a shatters into large fragments 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z That’s when the berg appeared to clip the shelf edge, and caused a large piece to break apart. Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z “There are little tiny bergs about a mile long spinning off of it,”” says Readinger. The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia—and its wildlife 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Satellite images on Thursday revealed a roughly 150-sq-km chunk to be floating free of the main berg. Giant iceberg A68a has 'fender bender' moment 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z The calving of bergs at the forward edge of this shelf is a very natural behaviour. A68a iceberg: Science mission to investigate frozen giant 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z Spacecraft sensors are tracking the movement of the berg, and the currents and winds that drive it. RAF release video of world's biggest iceberg 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z They were also worried that the berg might block penguins making their way into the sea for food. Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z And smaller bergs tend to break apart before reaching the area around South Georgia. The world’s largest iceberg is headed for South Georgia—and its wildlife 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Satellites are following the trajectory of the berg day by day. Giant iceberg A68a has 'fender bender' moment 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z And Prof Ted Scambos from the University of Colorado, Boulder, US, says we should also be on alert for the possibility of a "spectacular disintegration" of the berg. A68a iceberg: Science mission to investigate frozen giant 2020-12-15T05:00:00Z The Antarctic berg is currently bearing down on the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. World's biggest iceberg captured by RAF cameras 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z The new smaller berg, A68d, is moving further away from the original berg. Massive iceberg pivots, breaks near south Atlantic penguin colony island 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z Unsurprisingly, there are huge numbers of smaller bergs. A68a: World's biggest iceberg is fraying at its edges 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z The Antarctic ice giant is a similar size to the South Atlantic island, and there's a strong possibility the berg could now ground and anchor itself offshore of the wildlife haven. A68 iceberg on collision path with South Georgia 2020-11-03T05:00:00Z In addition, the PIG appears to be calving bergs at an accelerating rate. Up close with Antarctica's big new iceberg 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z There is considerable interest in whether the berg might then ground on the territory's continental shelf. World's biggest iceberg captured by RAF cameras 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z "For an object weighing around 1 trillion tons, Iceberg A68 appears to be quite nimble," Luckman, who previously published an animation of the berg's movements, wrote on his blog. World’s largest iceberg the size of Delaware is streaming toward open water and could endanger shipping vessels 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z When this hits the continental shelf at South Georgia, the berg may well turn with the front and scoot around the southern edge of the island, before then spinning north. A68a: World's biggest iceberg is fraying at its edges 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z I had visions of little yellow bergs drifting mushily around and bumping against the edge of the glass, but no; all that rose from it was a suspicion of the bananaesque. The Intoxicating History of Gin 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z A tabular berg is big, wide and flat. Up close with Antarctica's big new iceberg 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z The thickness of the berg multiplied by the area calculated from the background Sentinel-1 image provides a volume. Getting a measure of Antarctica's big new iceberg 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Antarctica's nearshore winds and currents tend to push the big bergs in a westerly direction. 'Molar Berg' does a quick Antarctic pirouette 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Surprisingly, the berg, called D-28, broke off just west of an area that scientists had been watching more closely, which is dubbed the Loose Tooth because it looks ready to calve. Giant iceberg, Nobel prizes and nuclear-fusion plans 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z There are two of these spacecraft and they fly over the berg every few days. World's biggest iceberg is on the move 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Gray dubbed another incredible berg “The Lurker” as it loomed eerily behind a rocky piece of land. Stunning 'iceberg alley' pictures show colossal bergs passing by Canada's coast 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z This chasm will eventually calve an iceberg the size of Greater London into the Weddell Sea, and any sea-ice stuck to the berg's edge may break up in the process. Thousands of penguin chicks wiped out 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z “It’s a large berg, but it’s not a massive berg — not by Antarctic standards,” said Christopher Shuman, a research scientist at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology at NASA. An iceberg twice the size of New York City is about to break off of Antarctica 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z “It’s a large berg, but it’s not a massive berg – not by Antarctic standards,” said Christopher Shuman, a research scientist at the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology at NASA. Iceberg twice the size of New York City is about to break off of Antarctica 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A segment fell off one end soon after the berg was born. World's biggest iceberg is on the move 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z The area off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is dubbed “iceberg alley” on account of the colossal bergs that float by every spring. Stunning 'iceberg alley' pictures show colossal bergs passing by Canada's coast 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z The crisis was so acute, the army was called in to help clean up a vast plastic 'berg of bottles, bags and other plastic packaging. Ten big science stories of 2018 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z But the Nasa over-flight on Wednesday shows the berg is already breaking up. Nasa shares close-up photos of big berg 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z A marvellously subtle journey by way of flake, frost and berg. The US opioid epidemic, a kaleidoscopic celebration of ice, and exploring ancient Egypt’s known unknowns: Books in brief 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z This current will pull the berg into warmer waters, where it will break up and melt, Scambos said. Enormous Iceberg Pirouettes After Splitting from Ice Shelf 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Karl Petersen, the village council chair, called on the press, asking the world for assistance if the berg were to calve. Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The glacial formation has been dubbed a "beauty berg" by Newfoundland and Labrador resident Mark Gray. Canadian jaws drop at 'beauty iceberg' 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z It is how a glacier system like Pine Island maintains equilibrium: the ejection of bergs inevitably follows the accumulation of snowfall inland. Nasa shares close-up photos of big berg 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Crews had scrambled to break up the bergs Sunday after ice began to block the pipes and the reservoir level dropped, said Thomas Jacobus, the aqueduct’s general manager. ‘Not built for this’: What fails in the extreme cold? Just about everything. 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z The gummies and ice clumped, over time, in the center of the Goblet; many patrons could be seen chipping fruitlessly at their glass’ berg. Overheard at Bellevue’s brand-new, very intense, candy-coated restaurant Sugar Factory 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z In this case, the berg got stuck in the shallow waters of the bay. Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The giant berg A-68 looks finally to be on the move. Big Antarctic iceberg edges out to sea 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z "This particular case is just the tip of the ice berg. People easily found it because they used Facebook as a platform, which is quite amateur. There are more threats in the dark web, encrypted." The mothers who infiltrated an online paedophile group 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z The monster berg - which is a quarter the size of Wales, and one of the biggest ever recorded - is so far behaving as expected. Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z “More bergs will detach; it will become weaker and eventually fall apart in a domino effect,” he said. An iceberg the size of Delaware just broke off the Antarctica ice shelf 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Drought-stricken South Africa wants to tow one such berg to Cape Town, to prevent the country’s taps from running dry. Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z Scientists are not just looking at the berg; they also continue to monitor the Larsen Ice Shelf. Big Antarctic iceberg edges out to sea 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The calving of bergs at the forward edge of the shelf is a very natural behaviour. Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z There are essentially four "highways" that bergs travel, depending on their point of origin. Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z There, bergs that would ground on the Grand Banks sail through on stronger currents. How to protect offshore oil platforms from roaming icebergs 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Although that glacier is located about sixteen hundred miles from Innaarsuit, Holland said it is a typical case of how the village’s berg was born. Climate Change and the Giant Iceberg Off Greenland’s Shore 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z The berg already shows evidence of fragmentation at its edges. Big Antarctic iceberg edges out to sea 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z The more than 200m-thick tabular berg will not move very far, very fast in the short term. Giant iceberg splits from Antarctic - BBC News 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z There are also some fascinating investigations to be done on the seafloor that will soon be uncovered when the berg moves completely clear of the shelf. Drifting Antarctic iceberg A-68 opens up clear water - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Bumped and nudged by one another and by melting pack ice, the bergs eventually get caught up in the southbound Labrador Current and sail down Iceberg Alley. A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z The glacier would recede, spewing a relentless torrent of ice and bergs — some as large as 1,500 feet wide and 200 feet tall — into the water. The role a melting iceberg played in Exxon's biggest disaster 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Many of the bergs that break away from the Weddell Sea area of Antarctic get exported into the Atlantic. Plane flies along Antarctica's giant Larsen crack - BBC News 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z “To understand this process, first you have to make a map,” Mix says, although “making a map is more complicated when you’re dodging bergs.” Faultlines, black holes and glaciers: mapping uncharted territories 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z When the berg splits away, interest will centre on how the breakage will affect the remaining shelf structure. Larsen ice crack continues to open up - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Exposed to the warmer sun of spring and summer in lower latitudes, the bergs begin to shrink and to develop large crevices that channel floods of meltwater. A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Two feathered white bergs and a lone cygnet drifted serenely past the riverside mansions of Bourne End. In Search of Post-Brexit England, and Swans 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z The big bergs that break away from Antarctica are monitored from space. Plane flies along Antarctica's giant Larsen crack - BBC News 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Nothing moved, and, apart from the droning of the mosquitoes, the only sound was the patter of water running off the bergs. When a Country Melts 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z If the rift propagates just 20km more, it will free a tabular berg one-quarter the size of Wales. Larsen ice crack continues to open up - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z If they come near shore, the bergs may bottom out on the ocean floor and come under immense pressure as the seawater stops supporting their weight. A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Visitors can get a panoramic view of this arctic landscape by ascending to a viewing area inside the tallest berg. Washington, D.C., fireworks only part of July 4 celebrations 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z It is retreating rapidly, by calving giant icebergs, but still there are long periods of waiting between calving events, when the glacier is just slowly thinning and getting ready to launch another floating berg. Why the New Sea Level Alarm Can't Be Ignored 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z Iron is found in these huge bergs, Bigg says, because they scrape across land at some point on their way to the ocean, and gather it up in the process. The surprising way that huge icebergs slow down climate change 2016-01-11T05:00:00Z Another development to watch will be the behaviour of the free floating berg, and its progress away from the Antarctic. Larsen ice crack continues to open up - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The berg at Ferryland rises about 15 stories above the waterline — and that is only about 10 percent of its mass. A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z Just as a ship leaves behind a V-shaped wake in the water, tall bergs can leave behind similar wake in low-level clouds. Satellite Eye on Earth: November 2015 - in pictures 2015-12-23T05:00:00Z In 2012, we caught poachers with a huge haul of tiger snakes, geckos, berg adders, house snakes, and horned adders. Big Illegal Market For Little Critters 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z It is widely speculated that the source of the berg that sank the Titanic was Jakobshavn. Greenland's Jakobshavn Glacier spawns big berg - BBC News 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z Welcome to a city built with one goal: to be the greenest of bergs. The Guardian Cities: Skylines challenge – can I build the world's greenest city? 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z Some of the submerged ice comes into view when the berg is seen from above. A Chunk of the Arctic Stops By for a Photo Shoot 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z ‘J-name’ in company branding seems as common as “berg” in Jewish last names. Jdate Sues Competitor Jewish Dating App For Using The Letter "J" 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z “People are used to going through ‘berg, and so it’s confusing for a lot of us who never use Reuters,” he said. Bloomberg Terminals Suffer Widespread Failures 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z The bergs would have been as large as some that calve from Greenland today, extending as far as 300 metres below the surface. Prehistoric currents brought icebergs to Florida 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z However, any 'bergs couldn't be made of water-ice - which, because of its relatively high density, would sink in a liquid hydrocarbon sea. Clue in moon's 'Magic Island' puzzle 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z The berg doesn't pose any immediate risk to mariners; it is moving very slowly; and if it stays close to the coast, it may never pose any real danger. U.K. Scientists to Track Iceberg the Size of Chicago 2013-11-18T18:09:03Z That it took almost two years for the tabular berg to break away is something of a surprise, concedes Prof Humbert. Glacier produces giant iceberg 2013-07-09T18:30:26Z In past years, when there weren't pieces small enough floating around, he says he would shoot at bigger bergs with a rifle, to create sonic waves that can cleave smaller pieces into the water. In Canada, Iceberg Harvester Seeks Chips Off Really Old Blocks 2013-06-06T02:43:13Z So another part of the culture of the game falls away, like a berg breaking off the shelf, which drifts until it disappears, leaving the whole smaller, poorer, for it. The Spin 2013-05-07T14:32:00Z Kay Dickersin, director of the Center for Clinical Trials at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, says that serious legal clout is the only way to enforce transparency. Drug-company data vaults to be opened 2013-03-27T18:20:19.830Z Kay Dickersin, director of the Center for Clinical Trials at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, agrees with GSK that some access restrictions can be helpful. Drug firm to share raw trial data 2012-10-17T17:20:45.130Z There will still be ice bergs and occasional floes of ice in the Arctic, but they’ll be scattered, surrounded by far more water than ice. Arctic Sea Ice: What, Why, and What Next 2012-09-21T15:15:05.030Z Some local tourism officials say he threatens the unspoiled beauty of the bergs, which attract swarms of tourists each summer. In Canada, Iceberg Harvester Seeks Chips Off Really Old Blocks 2013-06-06T02:43:13Z The views of bergs, pieces and towering cliffs were spectacular. Scientist at Work Blog: Journey to Antarctica 2012-08-09T11:36:48Z On the Great Bank of Newfoundland bergs are often observed to be moving south or southeast; those that drift westward of Cape Race usually pass between Green and St. Pierre Banks. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Wadhams stated that warmer seas were accelerating the melting process, but at the same time are calving smaller bergs out of the larger ones. Icebergs Still Threaten Ships 100 Years After Titanic 2012-04-10T21:45:00.207Z "Calving" is the technical name which has been given to this process of breaking bergs from glaciers. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z He kept in contact with friends and acquaintances in villages along the coast, asking if they had seen any bergs. In Canada, Iceberg Harvester Seeks Chips Off Really Old Blocks 2013-06-06T02:43:13Z In the absence of a recent sighting, the iceberg forecasters use a computer model to predict the bergs' drift and deterioration. Ship-Safe Seas: Could the Titanic Disaster Happen Again? 2012-04-05T10:45:00.217Z It was as follows: CAPTAIN, Titanic: West-bound steamers report bergs, growlers, and field ice in 42� N., from 49� to 51� W., April 12. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Four years earlier the North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz Wilhelm had faced a huge iceberg under similar circumstances, and her officer in charge had elected to ram the berg no matter what the consequences. The Extraordinary Story of the White Star Liner Titanic 2012-04-04T13:15:00.213Z But ere it reaches the high seas, the berg may be subjected to many mishaps. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z But bergs of this calibre were exceptional; they were, however, very often over half a mile in length. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z Modern ships have radar and sonar to help detect hazards, but those systems are not always effective, especially for smaller bergs in bad . Ship-Safe Seas: Could the Titanic Disaster Happen Again? 2012-04-05T10:45:00.217Z It was as follows: To CAPTAIN, Antillian: Six-thirty p. m., apparent ship's time; latitude 42� 3� N., longitude 49� 9� W. Three large bergs 5 miles to southward of us. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z During the winter the men had to fetch ice from a berg about half a mile distant from the ship in order to melt it for fresh water. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z It is simply known in a general way that on the Grand Bank of Newfoundland bergs often move southward or southeastward. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The reader will imagine the beauty of the scene at sunrise and sunset, when as many as eighty or ninety bergs were sometimes in sight. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 2012-04-03T02:00:38.807Z He clambered up the side of the berg. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z By 12.25 Mr. Boxall, the fourth officer, had worked out the correct position of the Titanic, and then another message was sent: "Come at once, we have struck a berg." Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z A large number of penguins and other birds were on these bergs, and this was deemed a reason for thinking land near. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z It has been figured by the Hydrographic Office that if bergs were liberated principally in July and August, they should reach the transatlantic routes in December and January. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Next day the floe, caught between two giant bergs, burst with a mighty roar, splitting completely in two, the crack running through the floor of the igloo. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The Labrador current is charged with them—hard, dead-white glacier ice from the Arctic: massive bergs, innumerable, all the while shifting with tide and current and wind. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z Lord heard from the Virginian that the "Titanic had struck a berg, passengers in boats, ship sinking;" and he at once started through the field ice at full speed for the position given. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Bad weather followed, making navigation dangerous among the bergs, while it was bitterly cold. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Evidently the irregular coast of Labrador must considerably arrest the flow, when it is considered that bergs are most numerous during the early summer off the Bank. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Their floe began to crumble under pressure from other bergs, and Ebierbing's hut was carried off as the floe split. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z What with floes and bergs—vast fields of drift-ice—the way north in the spring is most perilous. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z It is not infrequently a berg which has turned over, and is therefore showing what has been termed "black ice" or, more correctly, dark-blue ice. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The Terror was almost capsized by a small submerged berg which had been released by the breaking up of the floe. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Of two bergs set adrift on the dame day, one may reach the Grand Bank two years before the other. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Huge pieces of their own berg now broke off, due to the action of the sea and to collision with the crowding pack. True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World 2012-03-13T02:00:24.640Z The same bergs—widely scattered, diminished in number, dwarfed by the milder climate—give the transatlantic passenger evil dreams: somewhere in the night, somewhere in the mist, thinks he, they may lie; and he shudders. Dr. Grenfell's Parish The Deep Sea Fisherman 2012-03-15T02:00:30.867Z It will be noticed that this message referred to bergs, growlers, and field ice sighted on April 12—at least 48 hours before the time of the collision. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Just then a broad sconce-piece, or low water-washed berg, came driving up from the southward. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Still, after reaching this limit of southward movement, many bergs, on account of their deep immersion, find their way to the westward even within the current of the Gulf Stream. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Past the mouth of the strait flows a stream often over 100 m. wide, of berg and floe ice, carried by the Arctic current. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" 2012-03-04T03:00:13.390Z They were now to return home and transfer their interest in fighting ice-packs, bergs, and Polar bears, to the conflicts of civil war. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The message does not mention at what hour the bergs had been observed. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z As our brig, borne on by the ice, commenced her ascent of the berg, the suspense was oppressive. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Hence, the statement sometimes found in books that the depth of a berg under water may be from eight to nine times the height above water is incorrect. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Many old sailors who have been in northern waters affirm that they can often “smell” icebergs before the bergs can be seen. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z It played wild and free with the little bark which had intruded upon its domains, breaking up the ice around it, and straining at its moorings attached to the friendly berg. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Of course, my reason was obvious: he knew I meant the water ripples breaking on the base of the berg * * * We then discussed the indications of ice. Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z Directly in our way, just beyond the line of floe-ice against which we were alternately sliding and thumping, was a group of bergs. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z The Hydrographic Office has recorded the case of a berg, grounded in the Strait of Belle Isle in sixteen fathoms of water, that had a thin spire about 100 feet in height. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z They were pushing away from one of the big bergs that seemed to tower up into the sky like some giant of the polar regions. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z Huge bergs were in sight which had in the storm and darkness charged upon the floe, and caused the breaking up of the preceding night. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z I remember saying, "In any case, there will be a certain amount of reflected light from the bergs." Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' 2012-04-17T02:00:14.973Z The bergs encroached upon us as we advanced; our channel narrowed to a width of perhaps forty feet; we braced the yards to clear the impending ice-walls.... The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 3 2012-04-03T02:00:31.900Z Often the bergs are so nicely balanced that the slightest melting of their surfaces causes a shifting of the center of gravity and a consequent turning over of 'the mass into a new position. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z “The loose ice on the other side helps to keep us against the big berg,” said Barwell Dawson. First at the North Pole Two Boys in the Arctic Circle 2012-02-27T03:00:16.033Z A day more was spent in a wild hunt among the bergs, and the party returned to the brig. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z One of the bergs, which was large, was aground. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z He bought it, he said, from an old woman, who I fancy must have worn it at Lucifer's gala on the Block's berg. Tales From the 'Phantasus', etc. of Ludwig Tieck 2012-02-13T03:00:19.620Z Were it not for these circumstances, large bergs would remain intact years before they melted completely away. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Taking refuge on a small iceberg, he had been carried south till the berg, suddenly disintegrating, had forced him to dare the long landward flight. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z But Melville Bay was now before them with its defiant bergs, hummocks, currents, stormy winds, and blinding snows—a horrid crew! North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Perhaps the boat dropped off the steamer to make one of the country bergs! The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z In the midst of the vast ice-field loomed up many lofty bergs, all of them in motion—slow and majestic motion. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The United States Hydrographic Office has called attention to the accident sustained by the British steamship "Nessmore," which ran into a berg and stove in her bows. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The great bergs, impelled by force of wind and might of wave, will dash each other to atoms.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Their own raft was nearly round, and about four miles in circumference, and immovably locked between several grounded bergs. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z One morning a berg was reached larger than any they had yet seen, and the vessel had to alter her course considerably in order to avoid it. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The open sea continued but a short time, when they again became entangled among bergs, floes, and hummocks, and encountered the most fearful perils. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z "Some large bergs," to quote the "Carmania's" captain, were "about 400 feet long and from one-quarter to one-half a mile in width." From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z Where are the lofty pinnacled bergs I expected to see, the rocks and towers of ice, the green glistening gables, and the tall spires, like a hundred cathedrals dang into one?” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Near was a stranded berg from which we obtained a good supply of birds, of which we ate eight for supper. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z There are two or three large bergs among the smaller. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Around her were small bergs and large masses of floating ice, all under the influence of the strong current. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z If a berg be grounded, water flowing past it will be lowered in temperature and thus give an indication of its presence. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The pieces of ice, too, were loose, and all hands were set to work to warp the ship southwards through the bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z To reach it we must pass through a wide expanse of sea which was now clear; not a berg greeted our vision, no fragments of drifting ice-packs met our sight. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z He tacked up and down for hours, so as to see both sides of every large berg in the stream, but no Trefoil was there. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z Why, it looked to our heroes as if the captain was positively courting destruction; for he was steering for the very largest berg he could find, and presently he was alongside it. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z On the coast of Labrador in July and August, when bergs are packed thickly together, the noise of rupture is often deafening. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The sea between the bergs and floes was everywhere calm; they had passed beyond the region of fogs, and, it would almost seem, beyond the storm regions as well, for the air was windless. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The one having it in charge remembered it was used at the berg, and this we all knew, and that was all any one knew about it. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Towards noon that day one solitary boat was seen to emerge from the bergs of the ice-stream, and begin advancing towards the Snowbird. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z The anchors were got out speedily, and made fast to the berg. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z In other words, the berg becomes like a huge Prince Rupert's drop, which, as every one knows, is a drop formed by allowing molten glass to fall into cold water. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z In another hour the rudders of the two ships were hoisted and laid on the bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Back, back, they tramped, wearily and painfully, all that night, until the next day they found a sheltering berg near the land, where they made a halt. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Onward we ploughed our way in the sturdy brig, now through fields of floating slush and snow, now through streams of small bergs, but little larger than sheep or swans. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z There was so little time; other giant bergs were close aboard of them, rising and falling on the swelling waves with a noise that was simply appalling. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z It is said that the concussion of gun fire will sometimes break up a berg, so unequal is the tension within and without. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z After this the Arrandoon was kept away more to the west, where the water was clearer of bergs, and where mountainous land was seen to lie. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z She felt the wind in a "cat's-paw" now and then, and so the helm lost its control of her, and she went banging against first one berg and then another. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Set every stitch she’ll bear, studding-sails if you like, so long as it isn’t too dark and close, and the bergs are anything like visible. The Cruise of the Snowbird A Story of Arctic Adventure 2011-12-13T03:00:23.197Z By dint of courage and strength, the anchors were thrown, and the ship made fast for a time, to the nearest berg. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z At night it freezes, expands, and splits the berg. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z They were quickly among the ice—not bergs, mind you, only a stream of bits and pieces, of every shape and form, some like sheep and some like swans, and some like great white oxen. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Occasionally they tied up to a berg and waited for a chance for progress. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z I starts cranking at the splash, and with the bergs all rolling about and bumping into each other no one can tell but what it was one of them that really started it. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z The waves washed over both ship and berg, making the former quiver all over like some creature in the throes of death, and causing the berg itself to heel over like a great raft. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z As there was clear water between the ship and the berg after the first collision, it was evident that the ship had struck a projecting spur after her helm had been put over. From the Archive, 1912: What We Know About Icebergs 2012-04-10T18:45:00.450Z The great berg to which they had been anchored had parted company with the floe, and was evidently bent on going to sea along with the Arrandoon. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z She touched the berg, and down dropped fragments of it larger than the vessel, followed by a shower of smaller pieces; but they went clear of the vessel. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Rather it was the astonishing unstable-mindedness displayed by the bergs when impinged upon from without. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Ah! there were hearts on that berg that would never beat again, for at that moment six of the original fifteen lay dead on the berg. Wild Adventures in Wild Places 2011-12-12T03:00:22.477Z We sunk the dead between the bergs, and waited for others to die—waited days and days; then the remainder of us started southwards with two of the whalers to seek for the open water. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z Ay, and bergs were already forging ahead of them, and surrounding them. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Now the berg began to revolve, turning toward the explorers, and as its towering sides settled slowly over them, fragments poured upon the deck—a fearful hail-storm. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z One berg, floating on another, had been reduced by the sun to the seeming of a gigantic view camera—box, bellows and lens. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z They represent the work of a berg or bergs which at some stage floated out into the lake with bowlders attached. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z Provisions we had, and compasses; water we had none, but we took on board huge pieces of fresh-water ice that we were lucky enough to find on top of the salt sea bergs. Kenneth McAlpine A Tale of Mountain, Moorland and Sea 2011-12-05T03:00:48.967Z If you did hesitate, and made up your mind to leap a moment after, you might fail to reach the next berg, and this meant a ducking at the very least. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Deafening reports, like a park of artillery, saluted their ears, and a misty smoke arose above the berg. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Then the lake gradually freezes, expands, and pushes the jumbled bergs outward again. Oceans, a Lake-and Life? -- on One of Jupiter's Moons 2011-11-17T09:00:00Z Bowlders dropped by bergs might be dropped at any level lower than the highest stand of the lake. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z Berg′fall, the fall of a mountain rock; Berg′field, an expanse of ice covered with bergs. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z Again, if you are not speedily rescued, the bergs may come slowly together and grind you to pulp. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z As it approached it was seen that a narrow line of clear water ran between the bergs and the solid, high wall of the floe. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Twelve or eighteen miles to the south there is a cluster of bergs, in all probability aground upon our "70 fathom bank" of last September. In the Arctic Seas A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and his Companions 2011-10-10T02:00:18.377Z Yet it had dived from a height of fifteen feet, about fifty times its own length, as cleanly as a seal leaps from a berg. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z These little green bergs are caught by a wave-top and hurled against the ship’s side with the strength of a thousand Titans. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Sometimes the bergs may be a bit too pressing with their attentions, and then I’ll hang these over. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z On the other were the slowly but steadily advancing bergs in a compact line. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z We sat down, feeling almost cheerful, on the improvised "berg�re," and then... we heard the bolt of the door being drawn and the key being turned. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z For the waves are ofttimes houses high here when no wind is blowing, and they break and toss their white spray far over the green and glittering sides of the snow-clad bergs. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Wherever big bergs are there are small ones too—little, hard, green lumps of ice, not bigger than the wheel-house, that to hit bows on would scarcely spill your tea. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z Tired at last of roaming like caged bears up and down the berg, one by one they seated themselves on the sunny side of a small hummock. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The berg was sloping, and up its inclined plane the vessel went, in successive jerks. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z I forestalled the coming reproaches by taking the Sister Superior by the hand and making her sit on the berg�re. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Like them, we will navigate through the times, but there are a few “bergs” that deserve serious respect: 1. Guest post: 10 challenges for college presidents in 2011-12 2011-09-09T17:13:00Z This berg may be twenty or thirty miles long, and every mile brings us closer to great bergs that, down yonder, float in dozens. The Island of Gold A Sailor's Yarn 2011-10-03T02:00:28.483Z But the frost seemed to grow momentarily more intense, and the bay- ce stronger and harder between the bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Between these giant bergs were crowded smaller ones of every imaginable size and form. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Large vessels generally load in the roads at Gr�berg, 6 m. distant. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" 2011-09-02T02:00:20.450Z From time to time flocks of birds pass overhead and light on the bergs for a short rest. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z Besides, there was but little swell on, so the movement of the bergs was slow, and leaping easy. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z They basked on the smaller bergs that floated around them, while hundreds of strange sea-birds nodded half asleep on the snow-clad rocks. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Such bergs are about as good neighbors as an avalanche on a mountain side, just ready for a run into the valley below. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z When Leonard looked about him in the morning sunlight never a sign could be seen of the other berg. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z Whence did these bergs come, and whither are they drifting so slowly? Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z South and south we now steamed, and the bergs got smaller and smaller, and beautifully less, till we came into the open sea, and so headed away more to the west. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z The draggers of skins went in pairs for safety, and thus many a poor fellow who tumbled into the sea between the bergs, escaped with a ducking when otherwise he would have lost his life. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z At its base, from which the piece had just been broken, was an icy projection toward the vessel; as the berg revolved, this tongue came up and struck the keel. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z All that day and all the next and next the berg floated silently on,— “As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean.” Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z He does not dare to carry his passengers too near, for some time, without any warning, a fresh berg may break away. Little Folks of North America Stories about children living in the different parts of North America 2011-09-01T02:00:19.377Z They here find a climate which is slightly more mild, and never fail to choose ice which is low and flat, and usually protected from the south-east swell by a barrier of larger bergs. In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life 2011-08-31T02:01:35.803Z Fifteen days were we on the berg, and every day some one dropped off, ay, and the living seemed to envy the quiet, calm sleep of the dead. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The berg paused again and began to roll back, and thus for the moment released the vessel. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Another day and another went by, and on the Wednesday an accident happened that had well-nigh proved fatal to nearly all on board the berg. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z It seemed like some lumpish berg guarding an arctic, locked-up bay where ships lay dead. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z They are said to occur in such countless myriads in the South Polar Sea as to stain the berg and pack ice wherever these are washed by the surge. Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils 2011-08-20T02:00:11.557Z Out of say twenty seals on each berg, fifteen at least would escape, and these swam away under the pack, and again took the ice on the far-off edge of the field of seals. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Once they passed so near a berg just crossing their track that the fore-yard grazed its side, and the spray from its surf-beaten wall was thrown upon the deck. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Everything on earth seemed to be mimicked in shape by these bergs. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I ’lowed when I seed you there on the berg that you’d tell somebody what I thunk out last night if you got clear o’ this mess. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z In the immediate vicinity many small bergs were seen; some of these were grounded, and the pack thus anchored was thrown in huge uplifts of pressure lines and hummocks. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z “I have that!” replied Silas, “and the sea-bear, too, and I don’t know which of the two I’d rather meet on the top of a berg, for they are vicious brutes both.” Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The boat had in the meantime fastened an anchor in a grounded berg, and the welcome shout came, "Haul in!" North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z It was in a gale of wind, and at the dead of night, when she was surrounded by an immense shoal of flat bergs, of giant proportions, and staved irremediably. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z I wish you was aboard the berg with me.’ Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z It was filled with serried ranges of crushed ice, a berg here and there, all in the light of the kindling sky, aglow with purple and blue. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Day after day the bay ice between the bergs got thicker and thicker, and the thermometer still stood steadily well down below zero. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They were appalled by their situation; the water was far away, and huge bergs and ugly hummocks intervened. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z There was no longer any Fairy Queen to glide over the seas like a thing of life—only two wave-washed bergs, each with a huddled crew of hopeless shipwrecked mariners. Born to Wander A Boy's Book of Nomadic Adventures 2011-08-31T02:01:32.837Z ‘Do you ’low,’ says I, ‘that we can hit that berg off the port bow?’ Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z But, by seeking the shelter of bergs and passing inside of the drift, we managed to push to an island for camp. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z But others were soon to follow, for the swell under the ice increased, the bergs all around them rolled higher and higher. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The monster at this early season sometimes finds the ice open near a berg only. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Although there were several open water holes against bergs frozen into the sea-ice some half mile or so away, not a single bird attempted to get food. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Easterly gales, blowing long and strong, swept the far outer sea of drift-ice—drove it in upon the land, pans and bergs, and heaped it against the cliffs. Every Man for Himself 2011-08-09T02:00:26.920Z With hands tightly gripped to the line and to crevasses, we received the spray of the breaking icy seas while the berg ploughed the scattered pack and plunged seaward. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z But there was nothing of the sort; the bay ice had all been ground up; there was nothing save the great green-sided, snow-topped bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z As he is unable to break the ice from above, he either waits for the current about the berg to open the ice again, or works himself clumsily to some already open place. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z These fragments of bergs, some of them fifteen to twenty feet in height, formed a miniature mountain range along the shore. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z Still our family love to linger in 12 this hot berg. Marjorie Dean College Freshman 2011-07-27T02:00:32.033Z Endeavoring at once to regain the distance lost by the drifting berg, we sought a way along the shores. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They did, and came in sight of one—an immensely great brute of a Bruin—who, after stopping about a minute to study them, set off again shambling over the bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The pack which had invariably troubled explorers seemed to have been enjoying a summer vacation, and the bergs were off duty. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z From the time when they first went to the sea to feed until the end of the season, there was a continual stream of penguins ascending and descending the berg. Antarctic Penguins A Study of Their Social Habits 2011-08-03T02:00:14.143Z But the removal of so much from the top of the berg upset its balance, with the result that it swayed from one side to the other as it recovered its equilibrium. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z As the berg passed, however, it left a line of water behind it. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They began to notice at last, though, that the bergs were wider apart, so they wisely determined to give up the chase and return. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Sledging was now not only made by the storm and advancing season more laborious, but very dangerous; around the bergs black water appeared, and over many places there were to be seen pools of water. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z During the very severe weather last winter, we thought that our town, instead of being called Greenville, should be named after some snowy berg of Greenland. St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks 2011-07-18T02:00:22.977Z It was more massive and heavy, a berg they passed towering nearly 300 feet above the water-line, and floes frequently occurring some miles in length and standing 50 feet out of the water. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z We quickly threw boat and sledge into this, paddled after the berg, and, reaching it, leaped to its security. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The plank did them good service, for whenever the space between two bergs was too wide for a safe leap it was laid down, and over they went. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z The bergs themselves minded not the little breeze which was blowing, but swept majestically along by the under current. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Towards the close of the thirteenth century there was still standing a small town, built on the ruins of the ancient Sj�berg. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z The enormous berg had grounded and had split asunder, leaving a passage a hundred yards long and barely twelve feet wide, the sides of which were sheer fifty feet high on either hand. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z It was an old remnant of a much larger berg which had stood the Arctic tempest for many years. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z But falling into the sea between two bergs may not end with a mere ducking. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Such had been the state of things for four days, when one morning the vessel was borne toward a large berg, of a kind the sailors called "touch-me-nots." North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z He was uncertain whether he ought not instantly to have captured the two overbearing Hanseatics on the ground of their former menace at Sj�berg; here they were no longer ambassadors and privileged persons. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z This berg was photographed off the coast of Newfoundland. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z These dimensions assured stability, for if the thing had turned over, as bergs frequently do, we should be left to seek breath among the whales. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The bergs, though some distance asunder, were still sufficiently near to considerably impede their way, and, for fear of accident, the Arrandoon took the cockle-shell, as she was always called now, in tow. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z Soon one hawser parted, and away went the schooner, with fearful velocity, and brought up against a berg. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The menace at Sj�berg was a stupid trick: I did but assent to it, and was silent for your sake. King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 2 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:26.270Z Whichever way they sailed they encountered ice, either in massive bergs, or lines of cliffs, miles in length. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Thus the hours of physical torture and mental anguish passed, while the berg moved towards the gloomy black cliff of Hell Gate. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Sufficient was it, however, to break up the bay ice between the bergs, and this with a series of loud reports, which could be heard in every direction. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z March wore away, seals were plenty, and readily taken; and though the bergs ground together and made fierce onsets into the pack, our ice-ship held gallantly on her way. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z This time her anger found a crisis of relief, and vented its whole force upon the head of him who was sitting under the goat-headed vases on the berg�re--the Captain. The Invisible Lodge 2011-06-09T02:00:19.470Z Those of the Antarctic showed little variety in shape, and in this they were in marked contrast to the Arctic bergs. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z The seas, with boulders of ice, rolled up over our crest and into the concavity of the berg, leaving no part safe. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Mind, the ship is in the nips, and a berg might go through her at any moment. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They soon had the planks of a good ship beneath them instead of a treacherous floe; curious but kind friends beset them, instead of threatening bergs; and every comfort succeeded to utter destitution. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z All those bergs eventually dissolve in the ocean's brine. Just Thaw And Serve 2011-05-29T05:55:00Z The bergs of the South were very solid in appearance, with perpendicular grooves on the sides, and level table-top summits. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Huge bergs rose and fell against the far-away horizon like Titan ships hurled to destruction. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It was not, for the bergs moved asunder with tremendous force. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z These bergs, though thus harsh and treacherous as a rule, can do a generous thing. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Better yet, larger bergs would lose proportionately less, because the amount of ice that melts off the sides is fairly static. Just Thaw And Serve 2011-05-29T05:55:00Z Then one, more observant than the rest, drew attention to the fact that a large berg previously observed at the place where the island had risen, had completely disappeared. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z The desolate cliffs of Cape Hatherton were a midsummer blaze of color and light that contrasted strongly with the cold blue of the many towering bergs. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The increasing motion of the berg on which they stood did not serve to reassure them, and the cold they had, from their forced inactivity, to endure, would have damped the boldest spirits. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z It was a broad, low, platform-shaped berg, over which the water washed. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z Using 3-D glasses, Mougin's team virtually examined the berg from all angles and inspected both the insulation skirt and the seine used to capture and tow it. Just Thaw And Serve 2011-05-29T05:55:00Z The berg had turned over, and, as the lower portion was composed of earth-stained ice, it stood out in such strong relief against the other ice that the mistake was easily accounted for. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z On the bergs as on the surface of the sea, as it happened now, were coatings of a teeming germ life, the same which causes phosphorescence in the trail of an ocean ship. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z For a time they managed to keep warm by walking or running about the berg, but afterwards movement itself became painful, so that they had but little heart to take exercise. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z They came round under the lee of a great berg, making the enemy of a moment ago their protector now. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z The motions of his spirit are dull as night, And his affections cold as Arctic bergs. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, August 5th 1893 2011-05-21T02:00:09.440Z But the bergs in the Antarctic showed no such streams of water. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z We watched with anxious eyes as the berg revolved and forced the other ice aside. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z She scorned to double a point, but went steadily on her course, ploughing her way through the bergs. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z A berg, with pretended friendliness, came and anchored between the brig and the storm. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z But these glorious friends beamed with a lustre such that Death shrank back, and the great berg of ice, wherewith he crushes man, melted away at touching their warm hearts. Flower, Fruit, and Thorn Pieces; or, the Wedded Life, Death, and Marriage of Firmian Stanislaus Siebenkaes, Parish Advocate in the Burgh of Kuhschnappel. 2011-05-20T02:00:42.297Z The beach was barely four feet above the water, and, as the berg crashed into the sea, it sent up a great wave that swept along the coast. The Romance of Polar Exploration Interesting Descriptions of Arctic and Antarctic Adventure from the Earliest Time to the Voyage of the ?Discovery? 2011-07-22T02:00:16.487Z Seizing our axes, we cut many other anchor holes in the ice, doubly secured our life lines, and shifted with our boat to the edge of the berg turned to the wind. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z In an hour or two the bay ice had been either ground to slush, or piled in packs on top of the bergs, so that the bergs had freedom to fight, as it were. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z But a majestic berg came along whose sunken base took hold of the deep water current, and so, impelled by this current, it sailed grandly northward, sweeping a wide path through the rotten floes. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z This berg in height is about ninety feet, and a due balance requires that a mass nine times as large as the part visible should be submerged. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z Fortunately she cleared the berg in time to escape crushing by the falling of detached ice masses from the overhanging floe berg. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z We were rushing through a seething blackness, made more impressive by the pearl and blue of the berg and the white, ice-lined crests. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The Canny Scotia was the worst off—she lay between two of the biggest bergs in the pack. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z But just to show them what it could and was minded to do, the evil spirit of the bay invited them at one time to escape impending danger by fastening to a huge berg. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z By the time our vessel has reached Baffin's Bay, still coasting along Greenland, in addition to old floes and bergs, the water is beset with "pancake ice." The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z This expedient saved four of the ships, but an unexpected movement of two large bergs crushed so completely the brigantine that she sank instantly, the crew barely escaping with their lives. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z The berg lost its erratic movement, and soon settled in a fixed position. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z There was a heaving motion in the main pack that prevented the bergs from getting frozen together, but for all that the fleet kept well clear of it, for fear of getting beset. Wild Adventures round the Pole The Cruise of the "Snowbird" Crew in the "Arrandoon" 2011-12-15T03:00:12.560Z In the ice on land, or locked up in the ship of the ungodly name, that can never break loose from the bergs leaning over her? A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z Of greater interest are the bergs derived from glaciers, especially in Greenland, many of which contain hundreds of thousands and even millions of cubic feet of ice and travel hundreds of miles before melting. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z There were berg tortoises, and vlakte tortoises, and zand-kruipers, and even water tortoises, young and old, and they all sat round and praised him and gave him good advice and nice things to eat. Outa Karel's Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales 2011-03-14T03:01:04.340Z A gull lighted on a pinnacle of our berg. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Ice backed by more ice was rushing northward; winter had arrived, and new floes and bergs were forming in the west. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Beyond the twin bergs lay the level plane of the floe, its edges continually frayed by the attack of the waves and the onset of floating ice. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z In some instances these bergs carry with them rock masses, mud, etc., derived from the land over which their parent glaciers flowed, and as they melt, distribute this material over the sea-floor. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The Winterberg is a district taking its name from the mountains so called—berg meaning mountain, in Dutch. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z As all was snug and secure on the berg, we began to take a greater interest in our wind and sea-propelled craft. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z Northward, bergs and floes showed, marshalled in squadrons and companies like soldiers preparing for a charge. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z Hardly had he dragged it to safety when, with another roar of sundered ice, their foothold gaped again and left them but a scanty shelf at the foot of the beetling berg. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z "Great masses of ice," he explained, "sliding down very slowly, and glittering like the bergs in the Polar regions." Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Some drew it flat, some drew it round And some with many a tower and steeple And when we shewed our work we found As many bergs as there were people! Wayside Weeds 2011-01-23T03:00:17.230Z Freezing seas washed over the berg and froze our numbed feet to the ice, upon which a footing otherwise would have been very difficult. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z He heard the beat of waves within the coves, a glacier separated, and the sound of the falling berg thundered far out to sea. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z At the end of it, caught in the jaws of two giant bergs, hung fast, as it had hung for years, the sorry wreck of a stout ship. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z These bergs, setting deep in the water, are forced by this counter-current against the surface current. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z From her seat in the low "berg�re" she held out an inviting hand. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z We hesitated to leave the sheltering berg which had saved our lives. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z "People always talk about the bergs of the Arctic." The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z He was peering sharply over her shoulder toward the mass of the other berg. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z The berg was drifting at the rate of about four knots, and by its force on the mass of ice, was pushing the ship before it, as it appeared, to inevitable destruction.” Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z It broke up into two fragments, but it also shattered into lots of smaller bergs. The graveyard of giant icebergs 2010-12-15T09:31:39Z The bergs swayed and rocked, and the massed ice gave forth strange, troublous sounds. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z These bergs melt in the warm Japan Current. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z At the other side of the cliff a ridge extended between the berg which they skirted and another towering mountain of ice of similar formation. Polaris of the Snows 2011-03-02T03:00:28.900Z Bam�berg, a town of Germany, Bavaria, charmingly situated on several hills, on the navigable River Regnitz, some 3 miles from its mouth in the Main. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis These shrimp-like creatures follow the same currents as the bergs and are a vital source of food to many of the island's animals, including its penguins, seals and birds. The graveyard of giant icebergs 2010-12-15T09:31:39Z Like rubber balls, the bergs bounded and rolled in the sea. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z The big floes—some of them a century old—resemble small bergs. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z On the eleventh day a wind rises; bergs come sailing into view. Rodman the Keeper Southern Sketches Will you truthfully answer the rebuses I shall now propound to the best of your ability, and govern yourself accordingly till the surface of Hades congeals to glistening bergs, and that with no unseemly curiosity?” Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus "When that berg was sat on the shelf, if was directly in the path of areas that we would normally think of being the main inflow areas for the krill," he told BBC News. The graveyard of giant icebergs 2010-12-15T09:31:39Z Two ravens followed us, their shrill cries echoing from berg to berg. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z There are no bergs north of the Aleutians or west of Point Barrow. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z There is no reason in the world why you should leave this little old berg. Living Up to Billy Such bergs must be of great magnitude; because the mass of ice below the level of the water is about eight times greater than that above. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology “We could get away upon the berg by sundown, and perhaps pick up a buck or two.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The track of the bear wound about huge bergs which looked in the darkness like nebulous shadows. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z It was partly choked with ice, and a low berg loomed in the haze. The Ice Pilot 2011-03-09T03:00:48.433Z I stayed with Jenny and she talked about her mother all the time that she was gone and about the home and the little berg where she comes from. Living Up to Billy The number and dimensions of these bergs is prodigious. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology That long berg at the back of his place is first-rate for rhybok.” A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance The party scattered among numerous old bergs of the glacier. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z They haven’t got any superfluous energy at this stage of the proceedings, and that berg can’t stand much under three thousand feet. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt Far as the eye could see huge masses of ice interposed with floe bergs of vast dimensions. The Goddess of Atvatabar Being the history of the discovery of the interior world and conquest of Atvatabar Other bergs have been occasionally met with, at midsummer, in a state of rapid thaw, as far south as lat. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology This day sighted a berg within which was a dark, shadowy object. The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam There were bergs enough about to hold the water down, though an occasional sea rose with a sickening thump. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z No. But I’ve been to the top of every blessed berg of any considerable height around. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt "Perhaps the poor bye got himself lost an' mistook this berg for Berlin." A Yankee Flier with the R.A.F. In those regions the uneven bed of the ocean is becoming strewed over with ice-drifted fragments, which have either stranded on shoals, or been dropped in deep water by melting bergs. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Her stout sides were torn by berg and floe, her decks covered with seal skins and jawbones of whales, and amidships there was a young polar bear growling in a huge cask. Jan Vedder's Wife Gradually, imperially, the sun rose higher and flushed sky and sea with deeper orange, more burning crimson, and the bergs into vivid ruby, chalcedony and chrysophase walls. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z There’s more room on the top of this old berg than you’d think. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt I'd sure hate to run into any o' those there bergs. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Northward in the drift are often field-ice and vast floes; the great detached bergs sail farther south into the steamship tracks, and are what are most carefully looked for. Titanic Mostly these tombs are ordinary enough, those of Archbishop Berthould of Henn�berg and of the doyen of the chapter being alone remarkable. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine The bergs were of an ugly blue, and the sea ran in gloomy lines of ebony. My Attainment of the Pole 2011-08-05T02:00:54.720Z I was out on the berg with one of the fellows one day, trying to get a shot at something, and gradually worked round to the place. Renshaw Fanning's Quest A Tale of the High Veldt That house was nailed and shingled, doored and windowed, to stand up against the stiffest blast that ever came howling across the rocks and bergs from the Humboldt Glacier or even the North Pole. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North A few hours after the weather cleared enough for the first time to allow a view of the distance, and McGary and myself climbed a berg some three hundred feet high for the purpose. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 Or a cloud of templed white Moved, a lazy berg of pearl, Through the sky's pacific swirl, Shot with cool cerulean light. Idyllic Monologues Old and New World Verses The berg was like a series of mountain peaks, which scintillated in the sunshine. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Small as the berg is—not the height of our lower yards—it has weight enough to sink us, when aided by the heaving swell! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea The only blemish on the seascape was a troop of bergs, six in number, out yonder to starboard. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North Down, down, down goes the berg, and woe to the boat in its way when it rises again to the surface.” With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 And then the Aleutian and Kuril Islands make a sort of breakwater to head off big bergs. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers It had doubtless been prowling about in its Greenland home in search of food, when it found itself, and the cub which followed it, adrift on this vast berg. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier As we struck, sidling on the bows, the swell has swept our stern round the berg. The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea As a sky-scraper gives to the wind, the berg was rocked to and fro—eight feet or so with every wave that struck it. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North It was not till the third toilsome day was well spent that we reached the berg that had bewildered our helmsman. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 1 She picked up the bergs which the Seneca had found and plotted their positions on the chart. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers On the cliff lay piled a huge mass which had fallen thundering down when the berg struck the shore. Marguerite De Roberval A Romance of the Days of Jacques Cartier Behind him, over the bows, we see the clear outline of a small berg—an outflung 'calf' of the main ice! The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea Grenfell himself, loving a bout with "the bright eyes of danger," left the ship and went out on the ice and tried to climb one of the bergs, stranded in the midst of the ice-pack. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North The cool, salt flavor of the air spoke of wild stretches of the North Atlantic where sea-fogs have touched the eerie loneliness of Greenland bergs and passed it on to the wind. Old Plymouth Trails The experiment of trying to demolish the larger bergs by gunnery was tried, and a six-pound shot was fired full at close range at one of the bergs. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers A sensation of awe struck the bravest beholder, as slowly and majestically the huge berg glided astern, and its grim features were obliterated by the heavy haze. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement Possess thy throne, And reign amid thy bergs alone; Now turn our hearts to truer poles, To native shores and kindred souls. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 He thoroughly explored every projection, every crevice, every slope, working his way slowly from one end of the 'berg toward the other. The Dueling Machine A mighty wave swept majestically down the bay, rocking the massive bergs like corks, and, breaking against my granite pillar, tossed its spray half-way up to my lofty perch. Alaska Days with John Muir Following up the various bergs kept the Miami busy. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers But this fog is so blinding'— Even as he spoke, a vast whitish berg loomed abeam, immensely higher than the topmasts, in towers and spires snow-crested. Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement He must paint the bergs with rare power, must get the very spirit and suggestion of them on canvas, or his soul will quit him, and make off north! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 His eyes wandered to her, half afraid, and the chill of months about his heart was gone, as some great berg of ice sinks in the warmth of sunny waters. The Missourian Low lies the bay beneath my feet; The bergs sail out, a white-winged fleet, To where the sky and ocean meet. Alaska Days with John Muir Only one large berg really got into a dangerous position, and this one was as carefully plotted and its position as thoroughly made known to vessels navigating the Atlantic as though it were a fixture. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Beneath them stood Italian cabinets of superb design, a marriage chest, a Louis XV. sofa in gilt, upholstered with Beauvais tapestry, chairs and berg�re to match. The Pines of Lory There was no doubt of the fact: the berg was undoubtedly tilting on one side. John Whopper The Newsboy Most of the bergs in the two irregular lines were distant, and showed as patches of curiously luminant whiteness against the intense blue of the sky. Westward with the Prince of Wales There was a race between them; the brig stood towards the south, the berg was drifting northward, threatening to bar the way. The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras I rescued an Aleut off a bit of a berg one time. A Man to His Mate I had but just noticed it when the skipper cried out, 'Good God! there is a berg straight ahead, it is all over with us!' and then he gave a shout, 'All hands on deck!' A Chapter of Adventures I found that the ice, on the side that was beginning to incline towards the sea, was much higher than elsewhere, and that this superior weight was gradually destroying the equilibrium of the berg. John Whopper The Newsboy She was getting in some practice with her four-inch guns on the enticing targets of the bergs. Westward with the Prince of Wales A miniature berg clinked in each, the coldness of its contact with the glowing lip forcing slight rapturous shrieks from Emigration Jane. The Dop Doctor Here was a berg that had suddenly turned turtle and exposed its greater, under-water bulk to the air. A Man to His Mate We could not have changed our course a point if we had tried ever so much, and the berg, as we could see in another minute, stretched right away on both sides of us. A Chapter of Adventures Couldn't I do something to help the old berg along? John Whopper The Newsboy And God who clears the grounding berg and steers the grinding floe, He hears the cry of the little kit-fox and the lemming on the snow. The Seven Seas When they looked out in the morning from the balcony, the northern coast of Russia was indistinctly seen in the southern horizon, and they were again floating over the floes and bergs of Arctic seas. Doctor Jones' Picnic The momentum of the Karluk and its slight wave disturbance must have sufficed to upset the equilibrium of the berg, floating with only a third of its bulk above the water. A Man to His Mate However I set-to to climb over the berg and down to the other side so as to get under its lee. A Chapter of Adventures Every morning I posted myself, with a spy-glass, on the highest peak of the berg, searching the horizon for a sail. John Whopper The Newsboy As a great island of ice, all rich in waving colour and superb majesty, the berg passed on, and the screw of the steamer was heard again. The Iron Pirate A Plain Tale of Strange Happenings on the Sea It is estimated that but one-eighth of the berg protrudes above the surface. Doctor Jones' Picnic Indeed, notwithstanding the recent tightening and readjustment of the cables, the bight was pressed in so much as to force the Fury against the berg astern of her twice in the course of the day. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage There were a good many other bergs in sight, but none of them seemed near as big as the one that I was on. A Chapter of Adventures I anticipated that they would not venture to bring the ship alongside of the berg, but would probably put out a long-boat for my rescue. John Whopper The Newsboy So down to the foot of the mountain they went, and immediately they reached their base camp this awful earthquake shattered the ridge and showered down bergs on both the upper and lower glaciers. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America Since seeing the former berg, we had heard many tales of the danger of approaching them. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 In tightening the cables, we found it to have the effect of bringing the bergs in towards the shore, still further contracting our narrow basin; but anything was better than suffering them to go adrift. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage Then slowly I began to sink down again, and I should say for an hour the berg rolled up and down. A Chapter of Adventures Yes, he "Who clears the grounding berg And guides the grinding floe, He hears the cry of the little kit fox And the lemming of the snow!" How I Know God Answers Prayer The Personal Testimony of One Life-Time What a sight it must have been last July, when the whole ridge was heaving, shattering, and showering down its bergs upon the glacier floors! The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America The height of this berg was determined by instruments—but with a conjecture only of the distance—to be one hundred and eighteen feet. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 One mass came in contact with our bergs, which, though only held by the cables, brought it up in time to p. 79prevent mischief. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage An island would be better than this berg anyhow. A Chapter of Adventures Up this 'berg' our ponies wound their way zigzag between the rough boulders of rock which strewed the path. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Some of the bergs presented very beautiful sights, wind-carved incrustations of snow in cameo upon their blue surface giving a suggestion of Wedgwood pottery. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America It was a longer pull than I had thought,—suggesting that our judgment of distances had been insufficient, and that the previous berg was higher than our measurement had made it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 We were now in latitude 68° 56′, and in longitude 58° 27′, in which p. 103situation a great many bergs were in sight, and apparently aground. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage I went higher and higher, till I began to wonder whether there was any chance of the berg turning over. A Chapter of Adventures In Arctic parlance, where from pressure the ice is raised, slab over slab, into a high mass, which consolidates, and is often mistaken for a berg. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. All know what has called them forth: the berg is snapping off. The Land of Fire A Tale of Adventure We left Henley at ten a. m., and were soon coming up with a noble berg. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 The strong breeze continuing, and the sea rising as the open water increased in extent, our bergs were sadly washed and wasted; every hour producing a sensible and serious diminution in their bulk. Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage Towards the afternoon of the tenth day the weather cleared just a little, though the wind seemed as high as ever, and we caught sight of some big bergs. A Chapter of Adventures The civilized population is going to be spared, but if there are any ice cream cones in this berg they’re going to die a horrible death. Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike Away we went! past berg, past floe, winding in and out quietly, yet steadily!—and the whalers were soon astern. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 Passing to the west, along one side of this roof, we beheld a vast cavernous depression, making a concave line in its ridge, and then dipping deep, beyond view, into the berg. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 He did not tell her, of course, that Rowland had hailed from the berg as she lay unconscious, and that if he still had the child, it was with him there—deserted. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility I went forward with the rest, for I knew well that the only chance was to get on to the berg when she struck. A Chapter of Adventures The boat rowed cautiously in, when the doctor, with Willy Dicey, Lizard, and two other men, leaped on to the berg. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. The "Intrepid" steamed to a berg in ten minutes, and got past it. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 Therefore I determined to launch the light skiff which Ph—— and I had bought at Sleupe Harbor, and row up to the berg, perhaps lay my hand upon it. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 We can't last longer than the berg, and not much longer than the bear. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility I could see by some small bergs near us that we were driving through the waters at a good rate. A Chapter of Adventures This was caused by the undertow, which prevented her from being thrown bodily on to the berg. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. Of Powell Inlet we saw an extensive glacier extending into the sound, and a few loose 'berg pieces floating about. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 Our approach was to rear of the berg,—that is, to the court or little bay before mentioned. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 All hands on lookout could not have seen that berg. The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility As you may guess, I was on the top of the berg at daybreak, and saw we had drifted into a big bay, and had grounded about midway. A Chapter of Adventures Those who had their eyes turned aft, however, could not refrain from uttering a cry of horror, for at that instant the berg, shaken by the concussion, threatened to fall over and crush them. The Voyages of the Ranger and Crusader And what befell their Passengers and Crews. June 24th, Baffin's Bay.—The squadron was flying north, in an open sea, over which bergs of every size and shape floated in wild magnificence. Stray Leaves from an Arctic Journal; or, Eighteen Months in the Polar Regions, in Search of Sir John Franklin's Expedition, in the Years 1850-51 |
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