Exceptionally Large Icebergs and Ice Islands in Eastern Canadian Waters: A Review of Sightings from 1900 to Present

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Newell, John P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1993
• Subjects: Design and construction; History; Ice islands; Icebergs; Movement; Offshore oil well drilling; Offshore structures; Size; Baffin Bay-Davis Strait; Grand Banks of Newfoundland; The; North Atlantic Ocean; Labrador Sea; Baffin Bay; Baie de Baffin; Le Plateau; Mer du Labrador; Newfoundland; Arctic; Baffin; Davis Strait; North Atlantic; Terre-Neuve
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64400

A review of post-1900 sightings of ice islands and exceptionally large icebergs in eastern Canadian waters between Baffin Bay and the Grand Banks demonstrates that current estimates of the maximum expected iceberg lengths are below many of the reported values. Analysis of these sightings reveals tha...