Massive icebergs floating towards coast of New Zealand
By Dean Irvine, CNN
November 25, 2009 5:16 a.m. EST
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From the island of Tasmania, near Australia, 100 or more icebergs were sighted, and it is only the second time in 78 years that they have been seen. The last occasion was in 2006, when icebergs were so huge they could be seen from New Zealand. The NIWA (National Institute of Water and Research) said that the largest one was about 500 meters wide and 50 meters tall, with the thickness of 350 meters. A reporter even said that it wasn’t the size of the icebergs that hadn’t attracted attention; it was the fact that icebergs were so uncommon in those waters. A lot of people think it was due to a cold snap in Antarctica a few years ago, although global warming has been doubted. Since the icebergs move very slowly, it is said that there is a current that is dragging them along, but they’re doomed to melt in warmer waters, people say. Three years ago, aircrafts were giving ride and tours to the icebergs, and last year, a sheep was shorn on one of the icebergs.

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